From: 'Greg KH' <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 2 May 2013 20:23:15 -0700 > On Fri, May 03, 2013 at 11:11:47AM +0800, hayeswang wrote: >> Greg KH [mailto:gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] >> > Sent: Friday, May 03, 2013 10:33 AM >> > To: Hayeswang >> > Cc: oliver@xxxxxxxxxx; netdev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; >> > linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-usb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; 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@xxxxxxxxxxx> >> > > Cc: Realtek linux nic maintainers <nic_swsd@xxxxxxxxxxx> >> > >> > 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. I think this clears things up and that specific issue is no longer a blocker for inclusion. I'll let this sit on the list so that it may be reviewed on it's technical merits. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-usb" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
