linux-kernel - Re: Contributor Agreement/Copyright Assignment

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Date:	Wed, 16 May 2007 17:13:17 +0200
From:	"Giacomo A. Catenazzi" <cate@...eee.net>
To:	Bhutani Meeta-W19091 <Meeta.Bhutani@...orola.com>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Contributor Agreement/Copyright Assignment

Bhutani Meeta-W19091 wrote:
>  
> Motorola would like to understand if kernel.org has a contributor
> agreement (or a copyright assignment agreement) that is posted somewhere
> ? We are investigating what would be needed from a legal standpoint to
> possibly contribute in the future.

For "kernel.org" you mean linux kernel?

In this case: no copyright assignment is required.

The changes should be compatible with GPL v2
(as you will find i.e. in http://lxr.linux.no/source/COPYING )

You should confirm the:
"Developer's Certificate of Origin 1.1".
This is in Documentation/SubmittingPatches
( http://lxr.linux.no/source/Documentation/SubmittingPatches )

Note: IANAL, and I don't speak for other contributors ;-)

ciao
	cate

PS: there is already a copyrighted file by motorola:
include/net/sctp/constants.h
( http://lxr.linux.no/source/include/net/sctp/constants.h )
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