License Review: Linux Syscall Note
License Review Request
License name
Linux Syscall Note
Text of license
https://spdx.org/licenses/Linux-syscall-note.html
Package name and link to source
smartmontools - it uses GPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-2.0 WITH Linux-syscall-note
where GPL-2.0 WITH Linux-syscall-note is used for file below:
https://github.com/smartmontools/smartmontools/blob/master/smartmontools/linux_nvme_ioctl.h
Is this license on the SPDX License List?
not listed in License list, but in exception list https://spdx.org/licenses/Linux-syscall-note.html
Reason for license review
spdx license migration, previously it was not included in license field as the license "expression" was evaluated (minimized), but with the migration request not to interpret the license expression[1], it's needed and it fails check by license-validate tool
[1] https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/legal/license-field/#_no_effective_license_analysis