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docs: Replace GPL 2+ long text with SPDX License ID across core codebase#7557

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ArthPatel1502 commented Jun 14, 2026

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Closes #4190. Implements an automated search-and-replace migration pattern across the codebase to cleanly substitute legacy multi-line GPL-2.0-or-later statements with inline 'SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later' declarations in-place.

Following the advice from @nilason and @echoix:

Changes are executed in-place within the original license commentary positioning blocks.
Complex multi-licensed or non-standard project files have been systematically skipped for manual isolation during phase two.
Commits are structurally segmented by root architectural components (/lib, /db, core modules) to maximize review efficiency.
Formatting layout conforms completely with pre-commit line hook expectations.

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echoix commented Jun 14, 2026

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What's the difference between #7557 and #7556?

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Can you please run prek or pre commit locally before we take the time to look at 469 files changed in a same PR? Plus look at my review comment inline, wanting to understand why lines under the license text have their indentation changed

db/drivers/ogr/cursor.c

echoix Jun 14, 2026

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How did you do your search&replace such as this line underneath got affected? Are they a lot of instances of this?

nilason Jun 14, 2026

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@ArthPatel1502 Thanks for the work!

I agree with @echoix that lines following the original license shouldn't be touched, e.g. replacing the licence including up to "...GRASS for details." but excluding any line break.

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