SPDX License Identifier Only and Full Copy?

[Thomas Doerfler]

+1 from me.

Am 21.02.20 um 15:26 schrieb Sebastian Huber:
> 
> My main goal is to have a foolproof file template for all our source
> files very soon.
> 
> Linux has the policy to put the SPDX at the first line if possible. The
> only exception are scripts which need an interpreter line for the shell
> (2. Style):
> 
> https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/license-rules.html
> 
> Maybe we can use this policy in RTEMS as well (except for third-party
> code of course).
> 
> We can keep the BSD-2-Clause text in the file. We can also keep the
> @file on the top. Example:
> 
> /* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause */
> 
> /**
>  * @file
>  *
>  * @ingroup RTEMSApplicationConfiguration
>  *
>  * @brief Evaluate Configuration Options
>  *
>  * This header file includes a couple of header files which evaluate the
>  * configuration options specified by the application.  The macros and
> defines
>  * used to configure the system are documented in the Configuring a System
>  * chapter of the Classic API User's Guide.
>  */
> 
> /*
>  * Copyright (C) 2020 embedded brains GmbH (http://www.embedded-brains.de)
>  * Copyright (C) 1989, 2000 On-Line Applications Research Corporation (OAR)
>  *
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>  *
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> "AS IS"
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> THE
>  * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
> PURPOSE
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> 
> 

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