Re: [PATCH 4/12] qla2xxx: Update license.

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On Thu, 2005-10-13 at 16:16 -0700, Andrew Vasquez wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Andrew Vasquez <andrew.vasquez@xxxxxxxxxx>

> +++ b/Documentation/scsi/LICENSE.qla2xxx
> @@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
> +Copyright (c)  2003-2005 QLogic Corporation
> +QLogic Linux Fibre Channel HBA Driver
> +
> +This program includes a device driver for Linux 2.6 that may be
> +distributed with QLogic hardware specific firmware binary file.
> +You may modify and redistribute the device driver code under the
> +GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
> +Foundation (version 2 or a later version) and/or under the
> +following terms, as applicable:
> +
> +	1. Redistribution of source code must retain the above
> +	   copyright notice, this list of conditions and the
> +	   following disclaimer.
> +
> +	2. Redistribution in binary form must reproduce the above
> +	   copyright notice, this list of conditions and the
> +	   following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other
> +	   materials provided with the distribution.
> +
> +	3. The name of QLogic Corporation may not be used to
> +	   endorse or promote products derived from this software
> +	   without specific prior written permission.
> +


as one of the people who made significant changes to the qlogic driver I
object to this license change, especially because it was a one sided
change without consultation beforehand.

James: please do not apply this.

Andrew: you can't do this. You just CANNOT change the license of code
you don't own fully without consent of ALL contributors.


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