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Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: Add support for handling queueing in hardware
From: Ben Collins <benmcollins13@gmail.com>
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Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:14:44 -0400
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On Mar 22, 2013, at 11:59 AM, David Miller <davem@davemloft.net> wrote:

> From: Ben Collins <benmcollins13@gmail.com>
> Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:53:54 -0400
> 
>> Also, if there's a patch that makes my hardware work, but I can't
>> use it because (even though it's open source licensed) the author
>> doesn't want it in mainline, then that is effectively squatting.
> 
> This is called respecting the wishes of the author of the code, I'm
> sorry if this is a foreign concept for you.


I'm sorry, I thought we were working on open source projects here. If the code isn't encumbered by patents, legal issues or technical problems, and is licensed compatible with the kernel, I just thought it was fair game.

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