Re: [PATCH] HID: Add NOGET quirk for the CH Pro Throttle

From: Unavowed
Date: Fri Apr 08 2011 - 05:24:48 EST


On 06/04/11 15:17, Jiri Kosina wrote:
>> I, and probably other flight sim fans running Linux, would be very happy
>> if someone could fix write a patch fixing this.
>
> I thought you'd figure that out :) Thanks for the report, I have queued
> the fix in my tree.

Great, thanks.

>> And if I may comment on that "no pseudonyms" policy, I don't fully
>> understand the motivation behind it. After all, there have been many
>> authors of copyrighted works who created them without revealing their
>> real name[1]. Is this something to please the lawyers of Linux's
>> corporate overlords?
>
> I guess this would be topic for a separate thread, but anyway ... but I
> believe you'd be able to dig much information from reading the threads
> where entity calling itself 'Shem Multinymous' tried to submit Thinkpad
> Embedded Controller drivers.
>
> It basically defeats the Developer's Certificate of Origin process
> completely.

Thanks for the reference, I'll remember it the next time I consider
writing a patch.
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Unavowed
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