[PATCH] add note about "Copyright" to SubmittingDrivers

From: Grant Grundler <grundler@parisc-linux.org>

This patch adds a comment to "Documentation/SubmittingDrivers" about the
importance of adding a Copyright notice in submitted code.

The parisc-linux port has neglected this in the past and I've been slowly
trying to correct that (along with proper GPL header).

While I make it sound like GPL is the "only" acceptable license, I'll leave
it up to lawyers to determine what other appropriate license could be used
for a new driver.

diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingDrivers b/Documentation/SubmittingDrivers
index 8145891bd003a5cac726deb06e4fac0690e583d0..69fc15162a0771cd543802ac5a6271922922938f 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/SubmittingDrivers
+++ b/Documentation/SubmittingDrivers
@@ -51,6 +51,13 @@ Licensing:   The code must be released to us under the
                to be useful to other communities such as BSD you may well
                wish to release under multiple licenses.
 
+Copyright:     The copyright owner must agree to use of GPL.
+               It's best if the submitter and copyright owner
+               are the same person/entity. If not, the name of
+               the person/entity authorizing use of GPL should be
+               listed in case it's necessary to verify the will of
+               the copright owner.
+
 Interfaces:    If your driver uses existing interfaces and behaves like
                other drivers in the same class it will be much more likely
                to be accepted than if it invents gratuitous new ones.