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[0/2] ALSA: firewire: use 'GPL' string for module license

Message ID 20230611144445.221529-1-o-takashi@sakamocchi.jp
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Series ALSA: firewire: use 'GPL' string for module license | expand

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Takashi Sakamoto June 11, 2023, 2:44 p.m. UTC 
Hi,

Nowadays, the use of "GPL" string in MODULE_LICENSE macro seems to
obsolete "GPL v2" string. This series includes two patches to use it for
modules in ALSA firewire stack contributed by two developers.

This change does not pose any issue for modules contributed by Takashi
Sakamoto, the author of this series, while it is advisable to have careful
consideration for modules contributed by Clemens Ladisch, since the code
related to license will be modified by a developer who is not the
copyright holder.

A commit bf7fbeeae6db ("module: Cure the MODULE_LICENSE "GPL" vs.
"GPL v2" bogosity") adds detail documentation about the macro itself and
clarifies the difference between "GPL" and "GPL v2". The macro is designed
to provide sufficient information to kernel module loader and user space
tools. Both strings have the same meanings, but the latter is legacy.

In conclusion, any change made to the usage of the macro neither result in
significant alterations to license nor copyright.

Takashi Sakamoto (2):
  ALSA: firewire: use 'GPL' string for module license contributed by
    Takashi Sakamoto
  ALSA: firewire: use 'GPL' string for module license contributed by
    Clemens Ladisch

 sound/firewire/bebob/bebob.c         | 2 +-
 sound/firewire/dice/dice.c           | 2 +-
 sound/firewire/digi00x/digi00x.c     | 2 +-
 sound/firewire/fireface/ff.c         | 2 +-
 sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks.c | 2 +-
 sound/firewire/isight.c              | 2 +-
 sound/firewire/lib.c                 | 2 +-
 sound/firewire/motu/motu.c           | 2 +-
 sound/firewire/oxfw/oxfw.c           | 2 +-
 sound/firewire/tascam/tascam.c       | 2 +-
 10 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)