Subject: Re: COPYING tabs vs whitespaces

From: Petr Stodulka <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2016 20:25:23 +0100

On 9.2.2016 19:40, Stefan Beller wrote:
> As a reference for this discussion,
> see c376d96 in git.git or e00bfcbf04 in linux.git
> which deals with whitespaces in the developers certificate of origin.
> 
> Just send a patch, I'd say.
> 
> Thanks,
> Stefan
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Just patch makes from whole thread more and more absurd discussion, no offense.
Don't matter if it is used or not. For me it's significant previous response from Junio.

I am not familiar with git send-email, so:
=======================[PATCH 1/2]====================================
From b2509773edf7e886513f450cb8e215a87278cdfc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Petr Stodulka <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2016 19:52:28 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] COPYING: replace tabs by spaces in license file

GPLv2 license file presented in gnu.org has replaced all tabs by spaces.
Unify whitespaces to make equivalent files (except preamble).
---
 COPYING | 15 ++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/COPYING b/COPYING
index 536e555..158a9b1 100644
--- a/COPYING
+++ b/COPYING
@@ -19,15 +19,16 @@
 
 ----------------------------------------
 
-		    GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
-		       Version 2, June 1991
+
+                    GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
+                       Version 2, June 1991
 
  Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
  51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
  Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies
  of this license document, but changing it is not allowed.
 
-			    Preamble
+                            Preamble
 
   The licenses for most software are designed to take away your
 freedom to share and change it.  By contrast, the GNU General Public
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ patent must be licensed for everyone's free use or not licensed at all.
   The precise terms and conditions for copying, distribution and
 modification follow.
 
-		    GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
+                    GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
    TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING, DISTRIBUTION AND MODIFICATION
 
   0. This License applies to any program or other work which contains
@@ -276,7 +277,7 @@ make exceptions for this.  Our decision will be guided by the two goals
 of preserving the free status of all derivatives of our free software and
 of promoting the sharing and reuse of software generally.
 
-			    NO WARRANTY
+                            NO WARRANTY
 
   11. BECAUSE THE PROGRAM IS LICENSED FREE OF CHARGE, THERE IS NO WARRANTY
 FOR THE PROGRAM, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.  EXCEPT WHEN
@@ -298,9 +299,9 @@ YOU OR THIRD PARTIES OR A FAILURE OF THE PROGRAM TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER
 PROGRAMS), EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
 POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
 
-		     END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS
+                     END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS
 
-	    How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs
+            How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs
 
   If you develop a new program, and you want it to be of the greatest
 possible use to the public, the best way to achieve this is to make it
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=======================[PATCH 2/2]====================================
From 5a7bfe0b05f35238c7bc8d2680b168ef729d0e91 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Petr Stodulka <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2016 20:08:44 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Unify tabs and spaces in preamble of COPYING file

---
 COPYING | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/COPYING b/COPYING
index 158a9b1..bc404d9 100644
--- a/COPYING
+++ b/COPYING
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@
  decision, you might note so in your copyright message, ie something
  like
 
-	This file is licensed under the GPL v2, or a later version
-	at the discretion of Linus.
+    This file is licensed under the GPL v2, or a later version
+    at the discretion of Linus.
 
   might avoid issues. But we can also just decide to synchronize and
   contact all copyright holders on record if/when the occasion arises.
 
-			Linus Torvalds
+            Linus Torvalds
 
 ----------------------------------------
 
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