Linux Kernel Licensing - Toward "Grep"ability

Explore the evolution of Linux kernel licensing and the implementation of SPDX identifiers in this informative conference talk from linux.conf.au. Delve into the guidelines established during the 2017 Maintainer Summit for adding license identifiers to kernel source files. Understand the importance of accurately expressing file licenses using single-line comments that are easily "grep"able while satisfying DCO conditions. Examine the current state of licensing information in the Linux kernel, learn about cleaning up ambiguous files, and discover the progress made towards the "grep" goal by the community in 2018. Gain insights into the diverse licenses within the kernel beyond the top-level GPL-2.0-only license. Follow the speaker's exploration of clarification efforts, next steps, and contributions from major tech companies like IBM, Intel, and Samsung.