From: Hanno =?utf-8?q?B=C3=B6ck?= <hanno@hboeck.de>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Inclusion of tp_smapi module into kernel?
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:55:49 +0100
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Hi,

=46or thinkpad users, there is the tp_smapi module (along with thinkpad_ec =
and=20
an improved hdaps driver):
http://sourceforge.net/projects/tpctl

I wanted to ask if there is some status on possible kernel inclusion. On
http://www.linuxdriverproject.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/OutOfTreeDrivers
I read
"will not be accepted upstream due to authorship issues (written by an=20
anonymous developer)"

Now I can see copyright notices in all source files, though they may be=20
incomplete. But anyway, would this be a real problem?
Is there any rule that kernel code needs a named author? As long as it has =
a=20
fitting license, shouldn't this be fine?

(tp_smapi and thinkpad_ec are gpl2 or later, hdaps is gpl2, so this should =
be=20
just fine)

cu,

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