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

From: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz
Date: Sun Nov 08 2009 - 10:27:55 EST


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@xxxxxxxxx>
> > CC: Ivo van Doorn <IvDoorn@xxxxxxxxx>
> > CC: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> Acked-by: Ivo van Doorn <IvDoorn@xxxxxxxxx>

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@xxxxxxxxx>
> > + Copyright (C) 2009 Ivo van Doorn <IvDoorn@xxxxxxxxx>
> > + Copyright (C) 2009 Alban Browaeys <prahal@xxxxxxxxx>
> > + Copyright (C) 2009 Felix Fietkau <nbd@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > + Copyright (C) 2009 Luis Correia <luis.f.correia@xxxxxxxxx>
> > + Copyright (C) 2009 Mattias Nissler <mattias.nissler@xxxxxx>
> > + Copyright (C) 2009 Mark Asselstine <asselsm@xxxxxxxxx>
> > + Copyright (C) 2009 Xose Vazquez Perez <xose.vazquez@xxxxxxxxx>
> > + <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
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