From: =?utf-8?Q?Bj=C3=B8rn_Mork?= Subject: Re: [PATCH resend] Renesas Ethernet AVB driver Date: Thu, 09 Apr 2015 15:11:58 +0200 Message-ID: <873849cuox.fsf@nemi.mork.no> References: <2926619.fiYHPz1IBk@wasted.cogentembedded.com> <20150328082853.GA4255@localhost.localdomain> <5519D380.6070200@cogentembedded.com> <20150331064349.GB4605@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Return-path: In-Reply-To: <20150331064349.GB4605@localhost.localdomain> (Richard Cochran's message of "Tue, 31 Mar 2015 08:43:49 +0200") Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org To: Richard Cochran Cc: Sergei Shtylyov , robh+dt@kernel.org, pawel.moll@arm.com, mark.rutland@arm.com, ijc+devicetree@hellion.org.uk, devicetree@vger.kernel.org, galak@codeaurora.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org, linux-sh@vger.kernel.org, Mitsuhiro Kimura , masaru.nagai.vx@renesas.com, David Miller List-Id: devicetree@vger.kernel.org Richard Cochran 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. Which most definitel= y allow you to sign off on any GPL licensed code, whether the original author(s) included a SOB tag or not: =2E. (b) The contribution is based upon previous work that, to the b= est of my knowledge, is covered under an appropriate open sourc= e license and I have the right under that license to submit t= hat work with modifications, whether created in whole or in par= t by me, under the same open source license (unless I am permitted to submit under a different license), as indicate= d in the file; or =2E. Bj=C3=B8rn