Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 08 Nov 2003 12:55:16 -0500 | From | Jeff Garzik <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 2.4] forcedeth |
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Christoph Hellwig wrote: > On Sat, Nov 08, 2003 at 06:47:43AM +0100, Carl-Daniel Hailfinger wrote: > >>Attached is forcedeth: A new driver for the ethernet interface of the >>NVIDIA nForce chipset, licensed under GPL. > > > Any chance to give the driver a more descriptive name, say nforce_eth? > Traditionally we tend to name like drivers after the hardware's name or > codename, not the development methology used.
I agree with you on this -- but -- in this special case, it seems wise to avoid using a potential trademark as a filename...
I would prefer to avoid the issue completely, rather have to chase down some lawyers and get a definitive answer.
Jeff
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