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From: 'Greg KH' <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 net-next] net/usb: new driver for RTL8152
Date: Thu, 2 May 2013 20:23:15 -0700
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On Fri, May 03, 2013 at 11:11:47AM +0800, hayeswang wrote:
> Greg KH [mailto:gregkh@linuxfoundation.org] 
> > Sent: Friday, May 03, 2013 10:33 AM
> > To: Hayeswang
> > Cc: oliver@neukum.org; netdev@vger.kernel.org; 
> > linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org; linux-usb@vger.kernel.org; nic_swsd
> > Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 net-next] net/usb: new driver for RTL8152
> > 
> > On Fri, May 03, 2013 at 10:01:25AM +0800, Hayes Wang wrote:
> > > Add new driver for supporting Realtek RTL8152 Based USB 2.0 
> > Ethernet Adapters
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Hayes Wang <hayeswang@realtek.com>
> > > Cc: Realtek linux nic maintainers <nic_swsd@realtek.com>
> > 
> > You removed the wording I had questions about last time, does 
> > that mean
> > the previous wording was not correct, or that you no longer are
> > publicising the fact that this driver reads on some patents that you
> > own?
> > 
> > You also failed to answer my previous questions, why?
> 
> That description is about the patent for the hw design, not for
> software. It indicates that the design of the hw uses those patents
> from the other compnay. I have no idea about how to deal with those
> patents. What should I do for sending a patch? 

That makes sense to me, removing it is correct.  It's now up to the
netdev developers to accept this, thanks for the quick response.

greg k-h