On Tue, Feb 17, 2026 at 11:00 AM Piotr Masłowski <[email protected]> wrote: > > > +# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only > [...] > > +# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 > > Is there some intended meaning behind this distinction? Bear in mind > I'm not a kernel developer so I might very well be missing something, > but AFAIK the `GPL-2.0` SPDX identifier is just an older, deprecated > variant with the same meaning as `GPL-2.0-only`. (Just like `GPL-2.0+` > which is a deprecated version of `GPL-2.0-or-later`.)
Several years ago the FSF persuaded the SPDX legal team to deprecate GPL-2.0/GPL-2.0+ in favor of GPL-2.0-only/GPL-2.0-or-later. The FSF viewpoint is expressed here: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/identify-licenses-clearly.html Personally, I think this change was problematic. Richard
