On Fri, 9 Feb 2018 19:37:14 -0800
Matthew Wilcox [off-list ref] wrote:

I've done this as the first line of my new documentation files:

.. SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-SA-4.0

I think this is the CC license that's closest in spirit to the GPL without
the unintended consequences of the GPL when used on documentation.  The
GFDL seems to be out of favour these days.

I think that's a great license.  I still fear that it is not suitable for
kernel documentation, though, especially when we produce documents that
include significant text from the (GPL-licensed) kernel source.  The
result is almost certainly not distributable, and I don't think that's a
good thing.  The GPL is not perfect for documentation, but I don't think
that we have a better alternative for in-kernel docs.

jon

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