Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2018 15:03:41 -0700 From: Mark Peek <mp@freebsd.org> To: rgrimes@freebsd.org Cc: Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com>, Benjamin Kaduk <bjkfbsd@gmail.com>, Pedro Giffuni <pfg@freebsd.org>, Mark Peek <mp@freebsd.org>, svn-src-head@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, src-committers <src-committers@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: svn commit: r331510 - in head: share/man/man4 sys/conf sys/dev/vmware/vmci sys/modules/vmware sys/modules/vmware/vmci Message-ID: <CAGGgMJc%2BXJhk=TJpDaU-3wonqkQ=EVPc7VfMzmra3GiT4GpEvw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <201803252101.w2PL1HpJ043800@pdx.rh.CN85.dnsmgr.net> References: <CANCZdfpXAHqbL_Op_TmWgVen5ucT_Ojx7ixCFsU4Erh%2BZSicRw@mail.gmail.com> <201803252101.w2PL1HpJ043800@pdx.rh.CN85.dnsmgr.net>
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On Sun, Mar 25, 2018 at 2:01 PM, Rodney W. Grimes < freebsd@pdx.rh.cn85.dnsmgr.net> wrote: > [ Charset UTF-8 unsupported, converting... ] > > On Mar 25, 2018 1:09 PM, "Benjamin Kaduk" <bjkfbsd@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > I am surprised that no one has yet quoted the commit message from r325966 > > when the first SPDX tags appear to have been added to base: > > > > We are gradually adopting the specification, noting > > that the tags are considered only advisory and do not, in any way, > > superceed or replace the license texts. > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > Here a SPDX tag is being used to stand in place, ie replace, the > license text. > > > (There was also some internal discussion around the same time, which I of > > course cannot quote here.) > > > > > > > > Right. For cases where both are present, the text controls. But when it's > > just there alone, there is no ambiguity. > > There is ambiguity, as your replacing the license text with a tag in > direct conflict with the documented status of SPDX tags. > That is a HUGE ambiguity. > > Your also creating a small handful of files that seem to be in conflict > with the projects standard MO for 25 years. > > Now, if you want to take this change to @developers as a proposal, and > actually get legal advice on the aspects of this, I am all ears, but please > do not just go making decisions that are contray to current practice > without that. As this may require a legal opinion and clarification I have asked on core@ rather than further discussion here or on the developers list. Mark
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