Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 2 Mar 2011 00:30:45 +0100 | Subject | Re: Why is my copyright code in the linux kernel? | From | richard -rw- weinberger <> |
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On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 11:49 PM, <dj@deadhat.com> wrote: > I was surprised to find code that is mine in Linux. > > Following the advice in the REPORTING_BUGS file, I'm sending this email > here, for want of knowledge of a better contact. > > In 2002, I published code at www.deadhat.com to generate cryptographic > vectors to aid in the development of IEEE 802.11i, a spec for which I was > a contributor. > > One example can be found here: > http://www.deadhat.com/wlancrypto/ccm1.2.c > > You will see a remarkable resemblance to parts of > linux-2.6.36.2/drivers/staging/rt2860/common/cmm_aes.c. E.G. the AES code,
please note, this is a staging driver. cc'ing gregkh.
> the MIC header code and some ancillary functions. > > However my header with my name and copyright has been removed. A different > copyright has been added and it has been licensed under the GPL without my > knowledge. > > I am a happy user of Linux, I don't want to cause trouble and I'd be quite > honored to have some of my code in the kernel, so I'm not demanding the > immediate removal of this code. I'm willing to GPL my code if necessary, > but I do require proper attribution and acknowledgment of my copyright on > my code > > I'd like to know who is an appropriate person to discuss this with.
the code is from ralink.
> Thank you, > David Johnston > dj@deadhat.com > > -- > 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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