Messages in this thread Patch in this message | | | Date | Wed, 10 Nov 2004 12:54:40 -0500 | From | Theodore Ts'o <> | Subject | Re: Licencing of drivers/char/rocket.c ? |
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On Tue, Nov 09, 2004 at 01:38:11PM -0600, Jason.Jorgensen@comtrol.com wrote: > On Tuesday, November 09, 2004 10:58 AM, Theodore Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu> wrote: >> I developed the Rocketport device driver under contract of Comtrol, >> with the understanding that the resulting device driver would be >> released under the GPL. So I believe the correct way of resolving the >> conflicting copyright statements is to delete the following lines. >> >> It would be good to get positive confirmation from Comtrol as well >> that this is their understanding as well. > > You are absolutely correct. That notice slipped by us and should not be in > there. > > If someone with access to the mainline source could remove that for us we > would appreciate it.
Signed-off-by: "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@thunk.org> Acked-by: Jason.Jorgensen@comtrol.com
- Ted
--- 1.46/drivers/char/rocket.c 2004-10-21 13:03:21 -04:00 +++ edited/rocket.c 2004-11-10 12:49:44 -05:00 @@ -2453,30 +2453,6 @@ } #endif -/*********************************************************************** - Copyright 1994 Comtrol Corporation. - All Rights Reserved. - -The following source code is subject to Comtrol Corporation's -Developer's License Agreement. - -This source code is protected by United States copyright law and -international copyright treaties. - -This source code may only be used to develop software products that -will operate with Comtrol brand hardware. - -You may not reproduce nor distribute this source code in its original -form but must produce a derivative work which includes portions of -this source code only. - -The portions of this source code which you use in your derivative -work must bear Comtrol's copyright notice: - - Copyright 1994 Comtrol Corporation. - -***********************************************************************/ - #ifndef TRUE #define TRUE 1 #endif - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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