On Sun, Aug 16, 2020 at 2:52 AM Andy Shevchenko
<andy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Sun, Aug 16, 2020 at 1:06 AM Matt Ranostay
> <matt.ranostay@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Update email to author's current employer
>
> > - * Copyright (C) 2017 Matt Ranostay <matt@ranostay.consulting>
> > + * Copyright (C) 2017 Matt Ranostay <matt.ranostay@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> > -MODULE_AUTHOR("Matt Ranostay <matt@ranostay.consulting>");
> > +MODULE_AUTHOR("Matt Ranostay <matt.ranostay@xxxxxxxxxxxx>");
>
> This is actually an interesting question, had you been working already
> for your current employer?
Yes I was, but this was for my independent contracting company (that
has been dissolved, and the email clearly won't work anymore)
for a presentation on iio.
Pretty sure Konsulko doesn't have any issue with copyright assignment
to them :).
Also retroactive assignments are quite legal (under US law at least,
also IANAL) as long you of course own the copyright.
Good questions though!
- Matt
> If no, I don't think this is a proper change in the code (of course it
> might require your new contract, then it's probably fine, I dunno). It
> would be a good change for MAINTAINERS, though.
> If yes, the commit message doesn't clarify this.
>
> In any case, just my 2 cents for the future changes like this, since
> the patch already applied.
>
> --
> With Best Regards,
> Andy Shevchenko
