linux-kernel - Re: Why is my copyright code in the linux kernel?

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Message-ID: <4D70880C.4000209@zytor.com>
Date:	Thu, 03 Mar 2011 22:34:52 -0800
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	David Johnston <dj@...dhat.com>
CC:	tytso@....edu, richard.weinberger@...il.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, gregkh@...e.de
Subject: Re: Why is my copyright code in the linux kernel?

On 03/03/2011 09:29 PM, David Johnston wrote:
> Yes I am willing to allow you to retain it.
> I guess, to be all legalese..
>     I herein permit you to use any 802.11 related C code taken from the
> www.deadhat.com website, in the linux kernel, and to publish it under
> the terms of version 2 of the GNU General Public License.
> 
> Yes I've emailed ralink and VIA. I hope they're nice people.

First of all, thank you (both for the code and for being reasonable.)

It sounds like this might simply have been an honest misreading.

	-hpa

-- 
H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
I work for Intel.  I don't speak on their behalf.

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