On Thu, Jan 24, 2019 at 01:07:58PM -0500, Sven Van Asbroeck wrote: > On Tue, Jan 22, 2019 at 1:52 PM Greg KH <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > SPDX "GPL-2.0+" please. > > > > > would be if this code was derived from v2-only code that can't be > > > relicensed anymore. > > > > Are you _sure_ you want v2+? I ask as I am forced to :) > > > > The licencing choice confuses me. Why would I choose a different > licence to what the Linux kernel itself is provided under?
The Linux kernel is provided under "GPLv2" not "GPLv2+" "GPLv2" means "GPLv2 only" "GPLv2+" means "Any version of the GPL that the FSF decides to create from now until the end of time." > If I did pick a different one, what are the tradeoffs between GPLv2 and > GPLv2+ ? That is for you and your lawyers to discuss :) thanks, greg k-h
