diff --git a/makefiles/commands/kail/godownloader.sh b/makefiles/commands/kail/godownloader.sh
index 72c72a8..54a9fd6 100755
--- a/makefiles/commands/kail/godownloader.sh
+++ b/makefiles/commands/kail/godownloader.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2017 Nick Galbreath
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT License
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-MIT
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2017-2019 Nick Galbreath
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Code generated by godownloader on 2019-05-28T19:49:53Z. DO NOT EDIT.
+# Copyright 2019 - (disable makefiles/lint/license.mk)
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Intent:
 #   https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/golangci/godownloader
@@ -17,9 +20,6 @@
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 set -e
-# Code generated by godownloader on 2019-05-28T19:49:53Z. DO NOT EDIT.
-# Copyright 2019 - (disable makefiles/lint/license.mk)
-#
 
 usage() {
   this=$1
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/doc8/README.md b/makefiles/lint/doc8/README.md
index 0596967..3ca0e64 100644
--- a/makefiles/lint/doc8/README.md
+++ b/makefiles/lint/doc8/README.md
@@ -15,3 +15,27 @@
   - Create lf/local/lib/makefiles/doc8/doc.ini and configure.
   - Once all repositories have been updated delete lint/doc8/excl.mk
 
+<!---
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2024 Open Networking Foundation Contributors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http:#www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Open Networking Foundation Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Intent:
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+--->
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/doc8/doc8.ini b/makefiles/lint/doc8/doc8.ini
index fd87fdc..42e3e41 100644
--- a/makefiles/lint/doc8/doc8.ini
+++ b/makefiles/lint/doc8/doc8.ini
@@ -1,5 +1,26 @@
 [doc8]
 
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2023-2024 Open Networking Foundation Contributors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http:#www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023-2024 Open Networking Foundation Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Intent:
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 # $ doc8  -h
 # 
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/doc8/doc8.mk b/makefiles/lint/doc8/doc8.mk
index 2c499ac..4baf09f 100644
--- a/makefiles/lint/doc8/doc8.mk
+++ b/makefiles/lint/doc8/doc8.mk
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 # -*- makefile -*-
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Copyright 2017-2022 Open Networking Foundation
+# Copyright 2017-2024 Open Networking Foundation Contributors
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 # You may obtain a copy of the License at
 #
-# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+# http:#www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 #
 # Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 # distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017-2024 Open Networking Foundation Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Intent:
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 $(if $(DEBUG),$(eval LINT_DOC8_DEBUG=1))
 
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/doc8/excl.mk b/makefiles/lint/doc8/excl.mk
index a4198fc..60e3f8d 100644
--- a/makefiles/lint/doc8/excl.mk
+++ b/makefiles/lint/doc8/excl.mk
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 lint-doc8-excl-raw += '*/.git'
 lint-doc8-excl-raw += '$(venv-name)'
 lint-doc8-excl-raw += '*/$(venv-name)'
+lint-doc8-excl-raw += 'LICENSES/'
 
 # Should we filter generated content as redundant ?
 # Considering _build will be published and consumed.
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/doc8/help.mk b/makefiles/lint/doc8/help.mk
index 1ec6cb8..ce3952c 100644
--- a/makefiles/lint/doc8/help.mk
+++ b/makefiles/lint/doc8/help.mk
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 # -*- makefile -*-
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Copyright 2022-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# Copyright 2017-2024 Open Networking Foundation Contributors
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 # You may obtain a copy of the License at
 #
-# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+# http:#www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 #
 # Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 # distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017-2024 Open Networking Foundation Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Intent:
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 $(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
 
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/doc8/include.mk b/makefiles/lint/doc8/include.mk
index 83bbcbf..5cd6508 100644
--- a/makefiles/lint/doc8/include.mk
+++ b/makefiles/lint/doc8/include.mk
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 # -*- makefile -*-
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Copyright 2017-2022 Open Networking Foundation
+# Copyright 2017-2024 Open Networking Foundation Contributors
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 # You may obtain a copy of the License at
 #
-# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+# http:#www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 #
 # Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 # distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017-2024 Open Networking Foundation Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Intent:
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 # NOTE: The doc8 command runs recursively on directories so targets
 #       *-mod and *-src are not yet supported.
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/shell/install.mk b/makefiles/lint/shell/install.mk
index 8c7f520..34251df 100644
--- a/makefiles/lint/shell/install.mk
+++ b/makefiles/lint/shell/install.mk
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 sterile ::
-	$(RM) $(lint-shell-downloads)
+	$(RM) $(notdir $(lint-shell-downloads))
 
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 ## Intent: Display command help
diff --git a/makefiles/virtualenv/HOWTO b/makefiles/virtualenv/HOWTO
deleted file mode 100644
index ffdc30f..0000000
--- a/makefiles/virtualenv/HOWTO
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-# Howto create a python 3.10+ patch
-
-1) Checkout voltha-docs
-2) cd voltha-docs
-3) Create a virtual environment:
-   - make venv (default python version)
-   - make venv-activate-patched (for python v3.10+)
-4) make patch-init
-5) modify the file to be patched beneath staging/${relative_path_to_patch}
-6) make patch-create PATCH_PATH=${relative_path_to_patch}
-    o This will create patches/${relative_path_to_patch}/patch
-    o make patch-create PATCH_PATH=lib/python3.10/site-packages/sphinx/util/typing.py
-      lib/python3.10/site-packages/sphinx/util/typing/patch
-7) Verify
-    o make sterile
-    o make venv
-8) Validate
-    o make lint
-    o make test
-
-# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/virtualenv/HOWTO.md b/makefiles/virtualenv/HOWTO.md
index 9f93622..8928b87 100644
--- a/makefiles/virtualenv/HOWTO.md
+++ b/makefiles/virtualenv/HOWTO.md
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
     o make lint
     o make test
 
-# [EOF]
-
 <!---
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/makefiles/virtualenv/README.md b/makefiles/virtualenv/README.md
index be948dc..02668eb 100644
--- a/makefiles/virtualenv/README.md
+++ b/makefiles/virtualenv/README.md
@@ -61,4 +61,29 @@
 # Verify installation
    * make lint -or- make test
 
-# [EOF]
\ No newline at end of file
+<!---
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2023-2024 Open Networking Foundation Contributors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http:#www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023-2024 Open Networking Foundation Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Intent:
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+--->
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/virtualenv/include.mk b/makefiles/virtualenv/include.mk
index 1a26837..c359f12 100644
--- a/makefiles/virtualenv/include.mk
+++ b/makefiles/virtualenv/include.mk
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 # -*- makefile -*-
-## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Copyright 2017-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2017-2024 Open Networking Foundation Contributors
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 # You may obtain a copy of the License at
 #
-# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+# http:#www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 #
 # Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 # distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017-2024 Open Networking Foundation Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Intent:
 #   This makefile defines dependencies that will install a python virtualenv
 #   beneath $(sandbox)/.venv/.  The $(activate) macro is used to source
diff --git a/makefiles/virtualenv/python_310_migration.sh b/makefiles/virtualenv/python_310_migration.sh
index 8ce4d5f..33d330d 100755
--- a/makefiles/virtualenv/python_310_migration.sh
+++ b/makefiles/virtualenv/python_310_migration.sh
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Copyright 2022-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# Copyright 2022-2024 Open Networking Foundation Contributors
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 # You may obtain a copy of the License at
 #
-# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+# http:#www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 #
 # Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 # distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022-2024 Open Networking Foundation Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Intent:
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 ##-------------------##
 ##---]  GLOBALS  [---##
diff --git a/makefiles/virtualenv/virtualenv.mk b/makefiles/virtualenv/virtualenv.mk
index 0667f68..9e4d457 100644
--- a/makefiles/virtualenv/virtualenv.mk
+++ b/makefiles/virtualenv/virtualenv.mk
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 # -*- makefile -*-
-## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Copyright 2017-2024 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2017-2024 Open Networking Foundation Contributors
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 # You may obtain a copy of the License at
 #
-# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+# http:#www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 #
 # Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 # distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-# https://gerrit.opencord.org/plugins/gitiles/onf-make
-# ONF.makefile.version = 1.2
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017-2024 Open Networking Foundation Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Intent:
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 $(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))