linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] net: Add support for handling queueing in hardware

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Message-Id: <0FF79196-E252-4738-BFB5-C0B10F447B33@gmail.com>
Date:	Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:14:44 -0400
From:	Ben Collins <benmcollins13@...il.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	afleming@...escale.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: Add support for handling queueing in hardware

On Mar 22, 2013, at 11:59 AM, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net> wrote:

> From: Ben Collins <benmcollins13@...il.com>
> Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:53:54 -0400
> 
>> Also, if there's a patch that makes my hardware work, but I can't
>> use it because (even though it's open source licensed) the author
>> doesn't want it in mainline, then that is effectively squatting.
> 
> This is called respecting the wishes of the author of the code, I'm
> sorry if this is a foreign concept for you.


I'm sorry, I thought we were working on open source projects here. If the code isn't encumbered by patents, legal issues or technical problems, and is licensed compatible with the kernel, I just thought it was fair game.

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