netdev - Re: [PATCH 2/2] Using LP firmware for taking advantage of the low-power capabilities.

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Date:	Wed, 19 Sep 2012 21:40:53 +0200
From:	Jarl Friis <jarl@...tace.dk>
To:	Arend van Spriel <arend@...adcom.com>
Cc:	Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>,
	Stefano Brivio <stefano.brivio@...imi.it>,
	Gábor Stefanik <netrolller.3d@...il.com>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
	b43-dev@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] Using LP firmware for taking advantage of the
 low-power capabilities.

Never mind the copyright notice I was just trying to follow procedures...

And apparently that was not one of them... :-)

Jarl

2012/9/19 Arend van Spriel <arend@...adcom.com>:
> On 09/19/2012 08:54 PM, Jarl Friis wrote:
>>>
>>> Is the addition of your copyright to the driver
>>> >warranted by this change?
>>
>> As far as I understand the copyright law: Yes, but I'm not an expert.
>> Neither am I 100% sure what you mean.
>
>
> You add your name to the copy notice of the file so you claim it for the
> entire file.
>
>
>>> >For example, I have made much larger contributions
>>> >to b43 over the years before I started doing reverse-engineering on this
>>> >driver, but I never added my copyright.
>>
>> I suggest you do.
>
>
> Typically, the names you see there are and/or were b43 maintainers.
>
>
>>> >Your "Signed-off-by" implies
>>> >copyright for the patch.
>>
>> The fact that I authored the patch implies copyright (even without
>> Signed-off-by)
>>
>> Jarl
>
>
> You can indeed claim it for your patch, but I think not beyond that. But I
> am no lawyer either so .....pffff.
>
> Gr. AvS
>



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