[spp] [PATCH 2/7] spp_primary: convert license to SPDX tag

[Yasufumi Ogawa]

On 2018/05/24 5:29, Ferruh Yigit wrote:
> On 5/18/2018 9:03 AM, Yasufumi Ogawa wrote:
>> On 2018/05/17 23:25, Trishan de Lanerolle wrote:
>>> Can you provide additional details on what you need clarification on?
>> Sorry for ambiguously. I meant that I need to talk with my boss about your suggestion.
>>
>> I was not sure that I should add our license if I make considerable changes, or not. But I understand that I don't need to add
>> without if I will to do. As your suggestion, we decided to not replace existing license.
>>
>> Ferruh,
>> I would like to send modified patches to not include NTT beside Intel.
> Hi Yasufumi,
>
> I have seen the new version, thank you for the update, I will get them today.
>
> And I would like to acknowledge that some of the files that NTT did lots of
> contribution. I guess concern here is introduce the copyright as part of SPDX
> work. I am OK to introduce copyright to them later as the significant
> contribution done on them.
>
> Thanks,
> ferruh
Hi Ferruh,

Thank you for your comment kindly. I think it would be better to talk 
with Sy Jong or others who has responsibility for. I would like to add 
NTT later if they agree with it, and I hope so.

Thanks,
Yasufumi
>
>> Thanks,
>> Yasufumi
>>> Regards,
>>> Trishan
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, May 17, 2018 at 3:09 AM, Yasufumi Ogawa <ogawa.yasufumi at lab.ntt.co.jp <mailto:ogawa.yasufumi at lab.ntt.co.jp>> wrote:
>>>
>>>      On 2018/05/16 23:06, Trishan de Lanerolle wrote:
>>>
>>>          Hi,
>>>          Thanks for bringing up the question. Generally, we recommend that SPDX license identifiers -- for existing files be
>>>          thought as supplemental information to add. Don't replace the existing license information, add the tags on.  Suggest
>>>          reviewing the patch against that criteria. Remember to maintain the attribution information. You may want to speak to
>>>          your in-house counsel with respect to any changes you would like to make to files over which you hold copyright.
>>>
>>>          Regards,
>>>          Trishan
>>>
>>>      Hi Trishan,
>>>
>>>      Thank you for your reply. I understand that I should not replace existing license info. I would like to have a talk to and
>>>      confirm that it is acceptable.
>>>
>>>      Regards,
>>>      Yasufumi
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>          On Wed, May 16, 2018 at 5:08 AM, Yasufumi Ogawa <ogawa.yasufumi at lab.ntt.co.jp <mailto:ogawa.yasufumi at lab.ntt.co.jp>
>>>          <mailto:ogawa.yasufumi at lab.ntt.co.jp <mailto:ogawa.yasufumi at lab.ntt.co.jp>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>               On 2018/05/16 1:55, Ferruh Yigit wrote:
>>>
>>>                   On 5/3/2018 5:08 PM, Ferruh Yigit wrote:
>>>
>>>                       On 4/23/2018 7:28 AM, ogawa.yasufumi at lab.ntt.co.jp <mailto:ogawa.yasufumi at lab.ntt.co.jp>
>>>          <mailto:ogawa.yasufumi at lab.ntt.co.jp <mailto:ogawa.yasufumi at lab.ntt.co.jp>> wrote:
>>>
>>>                           @@ -1,34 +1,6 @@
>>>                           -/*-
>>>                           - *   BSD LICENSE
>>>                           - *
>>>                           - *   Copyright(c) 2015-2016 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
>>>                           - *   All rights reserved.
>>>                           - *
>>>                           - *   Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
>>>                           - *   modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
>>>                           - *   are met:
>>>                           - *
>>>                           - *     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
>>>                           - *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
>>>                           - *     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
>>>                           - *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
>>>                           - *       the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
>>>                           - *       distribution.
>>>                           - *     * Neither the name of Intel Corporation nor the names of its
>>>                           - *       contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
>>>                           - *       from this software without specific prior written permission.
>>>                           - *
>>>                           - *   THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
>>>                           - *   "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
>>>                           - *   LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
>>>                           - *   A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
>>>                           - *   OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
>>>                           - *   SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
>>>                           - *   LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
>>>                           - *   DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
>>>                           - *   THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
>>>                           - *   (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
>>>                           - *   OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
>>>                           +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
>>>                           + * Copyright(c) 2015-2016 Intel Corporation
>>>                           + * Copyright(c) 2017-2018 Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
>>>                               */
>>>
>>>
>>>                       Hi Ogawa-san,
>>>
>>>                       Thanks for taking initiative to switch spp to SPDX, appreciated.
>>>
>>>                       First Trishan from Linux foundation and Jim from DPDK governance board are cc'ed
>>>                       for input if there is any concern or more process to follow from governance
>>>                       point of view.
>>>
>>>
>>>                   The is no response, which I am taking as there is no concern and will move
>>>                   forward on getting patches. Please shout if there are concerns.
>>>
>>>               Hi Trishan, Jim,
>>>
>>>               SPP was provided originally from Intel, but currently is maintained by NTT and planed to change license to SPDX. We
>>>          have
>>>               made many changes on SPP and I would like to add NTT to the license only for considerably modified or newly created
>>>          files by
>>>               NTT. Could you give us advice if there are any concern?
>>>
>>>               Thanks,
>>>               Yasufumi
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>                       Second these patches are both converts licensing to SPDX tag and adds ntt as
>>>                       copyright holder. Can we separate these two please? A patchset to convert
>>>                       existing licensing to SPDX as it is, and another set to add ntt.
>>>
>>>
>>>                       Thanks,
>>>                       ferruh
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>               --     Yasufumi Ogawa
>>>               NTT Network Service Systems Labs
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>          --
>>>          Trishan R. de Lanerolle
>>>          Program Manager,  Networking
>>>          Linux Foundation
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>>>          <mailto:tdelanerolle at linuxfoundation.org <mailto:tdelanerolle at linuxfoundation.org>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>      --
>>>      Yasufumi Ogawa
>>>      NTT Network Service Systems Labs
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> Trishan R. de Lanerolle
>>> Program Manager,  Networking
>>> Linux Foundation
>>> voice: +1.203.699.6401
>>> skype: tdelanerolle
>>> email: tdelanerolle at linuxfoundation.org <mailto:tdelanerolle at linuxfoundation.org>
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