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Re: [PATCH 22/22] brcm80211: removed file wifi.c

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On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 11:08:15AM -0700, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 1:51 AM, Arend van Spriel <arend@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On 10/12/2011 11:54 PM, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:
> >> On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 11:51 AM, Arend van Spriel <arend@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>> From: Alwin Beukers <alwin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>
> >>> Wifi.c was empty after previous cleanups, so it was removed.
> >>>
> >>> Reviewed-by: Arend van Spriel <arend@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>> Signed-off-by: Arend van Spriel <arend@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>
> >> Heh, remove Reviewed-by dude.
> >>
> >>   Luis
> >>
> >
> > I had a remark on this in earlier commits. So I am clearly missing the
> > point here. The author submitted this change and others for review to me
> > and I reviewed it as requested. Hence the Reviewed-by: entry.
> >
> > I have been given the task to publish these patches and I sign them off
> > for the "Developer's Certificate of Origin". Hence the Signed-off-by: entry.
> >
> > Is there something wrong with this reasoning?
> 
> Yeah this all makes no sense. If someone submits you a patch for you
> to review *and* push upstream you simply add *their* SOB first, and
> then after that your own.

For my $0.02, having both a Reviewed-by and a Signed-off-by looks
a little funny, but it isn't necessarily wrong.  The Signed-off-by
really only says that you believe that patch is legally contributed.

Oh, and IANAL...

John
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