linux-kernel - Re: [git pull] drm

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Date:	Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:02:30 +0100
From:	Stephane Marchesin <stephane.marchesin@...il.com>
To:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Maarten Maathuis <madman2003@...il.com>,
	Xavier Bestel <xavier.bestel@...e.fr>,
	Dave Airlie <airlied@...ux.ie>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	dri-devel@...ts.sf.net
Subject: Re: [git pull] drm

On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 00:58, Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk> wrote:
>> But not only is Fedora not following the rules,
>
> You changed the rules. You require a Signed-off-by:. Fedora can no more
> add a signed off by than you can. It's not their code nor Red Hat's code
> any more than they "own" the kernel because they pay someone to work on
> it.
>
>> See above. It's not you. It's Fedora. If Fedora hadn't merged Nouveau and
>> shipped it, I wouldn't care.
>
> And zillions of Nvidia users would have been worse off.
>
> It's really simple: if you want to merge it *you* pull it and sign it off.
> If you aren't prepared to do that then ask why Fedora should, its not
> their code either.
>

So what, if someone outside RedHat is ok to sign it off, it can go
into staging? If it's that simple I don't mind signing it off
(including the dubious bits), I can take the blame if that helps
things move forward.

Stephane
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