From: khali@linux-fr.org (Jean Delvare) Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 06:25:28 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 2.6] new sensors driver: SMSC LPC47B397-NC Message-Id: <20050104185650.38be86a8.khali@linux-fr.org> List-Id: References: <20050102212924.GB17759@jupiter.solarsys.private> In-Reply-To: <20050102212924.GB17759@jupiter.solarsys.private> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: lm-sensors@vger.kernel.org Hi Mark, > How about this: > > Signed-off-by: Craig Kelly (In-Store Broadcasting Network) > Signed-off-by: Glenn Ball (Utilitek Systems, Inc.) > Signed-off-by: Mark M. Hoffman > > The first two aren't going to maintain the driver anyway, but I want > the signatures there as contributor of the datasheet and holder of the > copyright, respectively. If I'm going to "sign-off" that I am allowed > to distribute this work, then I also want to include from whom this > permission came. Linus wrote [1]: > > > The above also allows for companies that have "release criteria" to > > have the company "release person" sign off on a patch, so that a > > company can easily incorporate their own internal release procedures > > and see that all the patches have gone through the right channel. > > [...] > > Therefore, I think Linus intended for us to be able to sign off this > way. Fine with me! But Greg decides, of course. -- Jean Delvare http://khali.linux-fr.org/