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Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2006 13:44:02 +0300
From: "Shem Multinymous" <multinymous@gmail.com>
To: "Andrew Morton" <akpm@osdl.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/12] thinkpad_ec: New driver for ThinkPad embedded controller access
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Hi,

On 8/6/06, Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> wrote:
> I suggested a simple solution: Perhaps one of the other project members
> (ie: one who uses a real name) could also sign off the patches?

Well, I offer this patch under the GPL, so anyone (including you) can do it.

But I would like to be able to submit further patches without "adult
supervision", so I hope you don't mind my pressing the issue:


> > What more is needed that may be realistically expected from a kernel
> > patch submission?
>
> We who accept the submission would be making a joke of the whole thing if
> we accepted the assurances of a person who is concealing his/her identity.

Can you please be more specific? What purpose does this exclusion
serve, that would be realistically achieved otherwise? You already
have a GPL license from the author, and a way to contact and uniquely
identify the author.

  Shem
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