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1.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
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5Linux kernel licensing rules
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8The Linux Kernel is provided under the terms of the GNU General Public

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1.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
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5Linux kernel licensing rules
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8The Linux Kernel is provided under the terms of the GNU General Public

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2372. Not recommended licenses:
2372. Deprecated licenses:
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239 These licenses should only be used for existing code or for importing
240 code from a different project. These licenses are available from the
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239 These licenses should only be used for existing code or for importing
240 code from a different project. These licenses are available from the
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243 LICENSES/other/
243 LICENSES/deprecated/
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245 in the kernel source tree.
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247 The files in this directory contain the full license text and
248 `Metatags`_. The file names are identical to the SPDX license
249 identifier which shall be used for the license in source files.
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251 Examples::
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245 in the kernel source tree.
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247 The files in this directory contain the full license text and
248 `Metatags`_. The file names are identical to the SPDX license
249 identifier which shall be used for the license in source files.
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251 Examples::
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253 LICENSES/other/ISC
253 LICENSES/deprecated/ISC
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255 Contains the Internet Systems Consortium license text and the required
256 metatags::
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255 Contains the Internet Systems Consortium license text and the required
256 metatags::
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258 LICENSES/other/GPL-1.0
258 LICENSES/deprecated/GPL-1.0
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260 Contains the GPL version 1 license text and the required metatags.
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262 Metatags:
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264 The metatag requirements for 'other' licenses are identical to the
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260 Contains the GPL version 1 license text and the required metatags.
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262 Metatags:
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264 The metatag requirements for 'other' licenses are identical to the
265 requirements of the `Preferred licenses`_.
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