linux-kernel - Re: Free Linux Driver Development!

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Message-ID: <20070201015824.GA1414@kroah.com>
Date:	Wed, 31 Jan 2007 17:58:24 -0800
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	Trent Waddington <trent.waddington@...il.com>
Cc:	Theodore Tso <tytso@....edu>,
	Nicolas Mailhot <nicolas.mailhot@...oste.net>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Free Linux Driver Development!

On Thu, Feb 01, 2007 at 10:07:53AM +1000, Trent Waddington wrote:
> On 2/1/07, Greg KH <greg@...ah.com> wrote:
> >No, I'm going by Linus's rule here, if a person doesn't want their code
> >in the kernel tree, then I'm not going to forcefully put it there.
> >That's just being rude.
> 
> Makes sense when you put it that way.  However, perhaps an offer to
> take over the maintenance of the driver when incorporating it into the
> kernel tree would be welcomed more readily by some people than just
> "so when ya gunna merge?" style badgering.

You would be supprised, not all people welcome this.  Believe me, I've
tried...

thanks,

greg k-h
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