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Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2023 20:10:53 +0100
From: Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To: Tanzir Hasan <tanzirh@google.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 1/2] kernel.h: removed REPEAT_BYTE from kernel.h
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On Tue, Dec 19, 2023 at 10:35:55AM -0800, Tanzir Hasan wrote:
> > Legal note, this file is NOT copyright Google as no Google employe
> > actually wrote the logcal contents of it.
> >
> > Please be VERY careful when doing stuff like this, it has potentially
> > big repercussions, and you don't want to have to talk to lots of
> > lawyers a few years from now and explain how you messed it all up :(
> 
> Ah, sorry, I didn't realize. Will change right away.
> 
> > Nick, odds are there's a Google copyright class that Tanzir should take
> > here, if not, I recommend the free LF one that anyone can take online
> > that explains the issues here:
> >         https://training.linuxfoundation.org/training/open-source-licensing-basics-for-software-developers/
> 
> I will take a look, thanks!

Please take the time to either learn what the Google-specific rules are,
or take the above training, before submitting a new version of the
patch.

thanks,

greg k-h