netdev - Re: [PATCH resend] Renesas Ethernet AVB driver

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Message-Id: <20150409.135733.759772959057279248.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Thu, 09 Apr 2015 13:57:33 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	bjorn@...k.no
Cc:	richardcochran@...il.com, sergei.shtylyov@...entembedded.com,
	robh+dt@...nel.org, pawel.moll@....com, mark.rutland@....com,
	ijc+devicetree@...lion.org.uk, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
	galak@...eaurora.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-sh@...r.kernel.org, mitsuhiro.kimura.kc@...esas.com,
	masaru.nagai.vx@...esas.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH resend] Renesas Ethernet AVB driver

From: Bjørn Mork <bjorn@...k.no>
Date: Thu, 09 Apr 2015 15:11:58 +0200

> Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com> writes:
> 
>> The reason for the author's SOB is to make sure that he or she is
>> really authorized (like from the employer) to contribute the driver.
> 
> I believe it is wise to stick to the definition of "Developer's
> Certificate of Origin 1.1" from SubmittingPatches.

I believe that, if the original author is not willing to sign off on
code they wrote which is on it's way upstream, it's a good reason to
be concerned.

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