Re: [PATCH v2] rt2x00: Update copyright statements.

Re: [PATCH v2] rt2x00: Update copyright statements.

[Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz]

On Sunday 08 November 2009 16:22:07 Ivo van Doorn wrote:
> On Sunday 08 November 2009, Gertjan van Wingerde wrote:
> > As mentioned on the linux-wireless mailing list, the current copyright statements in the rt2x00 are
> > meaningless, as the rt2x00 project is not even a formal legal entity. Therefore it is better to replace
> > the existing copyright statements with copyright statements for the people that actually wrote the code.
> > 
> > Note: Updated to the best of my knowledge with respect to who contributed considerable amounts of code.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Gertjan van Wingerde <gwingerde@gmail.com>
> > CC: Ivo van Doorn <IvDoorn@gmail.com>
> > CC: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@gmail.com>
> 
> Acked-by: Ivo van Doorn <IvDoorn@gmail.com>

NAK, stop trying to reverse the history.

Just replace rt2x00 claims with personal ones without moving
"based on" around.

> > diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800lib.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800lib.c
> > index 5c7d74a..aed72a9 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800lib.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800lib.c
> > @@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
> >  /*
> > -	Copyright (C) 2009 Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz
> > -
> > -	Based on the original rt2800pci.c and rt2800usb.c:
> > -
> > -	  Copyright (C) 2004 - 2009 rt2x00 SourceForge Project
> > -	  <http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com>
> > +	Copyright (C) 2009 Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@gmail.com>
> > +	Copyright (C) 2009 Ivo van Doorn <IvDoorn@gmail.com>
> > +	Copyright (C) 2009 Alban Browaeys <prahal@yahoo.com>
> > +	Copyright (C) 2009 Felix Fietkau <nbd@openwrt.org>
> > +	Copyright (C) 2009 Luis Correia <luis.f.correia@gmail.com>
> > +	Copyright (C) 2009 Mattias Nissler <mattias.nissler@gmx.de>
> > +	Copyright (C) 2009 Mark Asselstine <asselsm@gmail.com>
> > +	Copyright (C) 2009 Xose Vazquez Perez <xose.vazquez@gmail.com>
> > +	<http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com>
> > +
> > +	Based on the original rt2800pci.c and rt2800usb.c.
> >  
> >  	This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
> >  	it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by

Re: [PATCH v2] rt2x00: Update copyright statements.

[Ivo van Doorn]

On Sunday 08 November 2009, Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz wrote:
> On Sunday 08 November 2009 16:22:07 Ivo van Doorn wrote:
> > On Sunday 08 November 2009, Gertjan van Wingerde wrote:
> > > As mentioned on the linux-wireless mailing list, the current copyright statements in the rt2x00 are
> > > meaningless, as the rt2x00 project is not even a formal legal entity. Therefore it is better to replace
> > > the existing copyright statements with copyright statements for the people that actually wrote the code.
> > > 
> > > Note: Updated to the best of my knowledge with respect to who contributed considerable amounts of code.
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Gertjan van Wingerde <gwingerde@gmail.com>
> > > CC: Ivo van Doorn <IvDoorn@gmail.com>
> > > CC: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@gmail.com>
> > 
> > Acked-by: Ivo van Doorn <IvDoorn@gmail.com>
> 
> NAK, stop trying to reverse the history.
> 
> Just replace rt2x00 claims with personal ones without moving
> "based on" around.

There is no need to get upset about this, I already said I would put the decision
in your hands. If you feel so strongly about this, then the original version should
be used, and the developers in question can move their copyright notice themselves
when they submit new patches.

Ivo