From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: David Miller Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 net-next 1/2] be2net: Modify GPL Marking in all source files. Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2013 02:06:18 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <20130123.020618.638425092581514860.davem@davemloft.net> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, vasundhara.volam@emulex.com To: sarveshwar.bandi@emulex.com Return-path: Received: from shards.monkeyblade.net ([149.20.54.216]:33571 "EHLO shards.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753685Ab3AWHGW (ORCPT ); Wed, 23 Jan 2013 02:06:22 -0500 In-Reply-To: Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: From: Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2013 12:22:03 +0530 > From: Vasundhara Volam > > The following modifications have been made to copyright: > - years of copyright extended to include 2013 > - specify EMULEX and SLI as trademarks of Emulex corporation > - specify emulex website > - Added a more detailed disclaimer " ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED CONDITIONS, > REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF > MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, > ARE DISCLAIMED, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH DISCLAIMERS ARE HELD TO > BE LEGALLY INVALID." > > Signed-off-by: Vasundhara Volam > Signed-off-by: Sarveshwar Bandi You're just essentially reading the contents of the patch, that's not satisfactory. In particular, the problem is that you aren't explaining why you're making all of these changes. There needs to be justification for copyright changes like this, you are not providing them.