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From:   Kalle Valo <kvalo@codeaurora.org>
To:     Ganapathi Bhat <ganapathi.bhat@nxp.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] mwifiex: change license text from MARVELL to NXP
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Date:   Thu, 13 Feb 2020 11:13:37 +0200
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Ganapathi Bhat <ganapathi.bhat@nxp.com> writes:

> As of 6-DEC-2019, NXP has acquired Marvell=E2=80=99s Wireless business
> unit. This change is to update the license text accordingly.
>
> Signed-off-by: James Cao <zheng.cao@nxp.com>
> Signed-off-by: Cathy Luo <xiaohua.luo@nxp.com>
> Signed-off-by: Ganapathi Bhat <ganapathi.bhat@nxp.com>

[...]

> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/11ac.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/11ac.c
> @@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
>  /*
> - * Marvell Wireless LAN device driver: 802.11ac
> + * NXP Wireless LAN device driver: 802.11ac
>   *
> - * Copyright (C) 2013-2014, Marvell International Ltd.
> + * Copyright 2011-2020 NXP
>   *
> - * This software file (the "File") is distributed by Marvell Internation=
al
> - * Ltd. under the terms of the GNU General Public License Version 2, Jun=
e 1991
> + * This software file (the "File") is distributed by NXP
> + * under the terms of the GNU General Public License Version 2, June 1991
>   * (the "License").  You may use, redistribute and/or modify this File in
>   * accordance with the terms and conditions of the License, a copy of wh=
ich
>   * is available by writing to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,

Relate to this, it would be really nice if you could switch mwifiex to
use SPDX tags, it's so much more maintainer friendly:

https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/license-rules.html

But that should be done in a separate patch, no need to change this
patch.

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https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatc=
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