From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.9 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI, SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS,URIBL_BLOCKED autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C9D87C433DF for ; Sun, 16 Aug 2020 22:19:39 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A67242078D for ; Sun, 16 Aug 2020 22:19:39 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dkim=pass (1024-bit key) header.d=konsulko.com header.i=@konsulko.com header.b="oLoM24c9" Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1728057AbgHPWTj (ORCPT ); Sun, 16 Aug 2020 18:19:39 -0400 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:44300 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1726089AbgHPWTh (ORCPT ); Sun, 16 Aug 2020 18:19:37 -0400 Received: from mail-il1-x144.google.com (mail-il1-x144.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::144]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 9E2FCC061786 for ; Sun, 16 Aug 2020 15:19:37 -0700 (PDT) Received: by mail-il1-x144.google.com with SMTP id p18so9101015ilm.7 for ; Sun, 16 Aug 2020 15:19:37 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=konsulko.com; s=google; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=AkcZzuMa0KWX54HQ/i8rwQk69v0uhXTqDlHr6CvRGf0=; b=oLoM24c9W9QDfQEka2Py1zyaf4vtAeCE3QWy7IyEXp3VfZte+2RzrAIcXnc/Nft6gO s96HwoD3W5h64atKhTUzx7hpVlDArLHuiI4svL79mBWpM+3b5Gue/1x4hmhvMu/2a7Hg y3FqV2Hu3t1YQmdQRlpHIXiVWPBK8prlJ4XYs= X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=AkcZzuMa0KWX54HQ/i8rwQk69v0uhXTqDlHr6CvRGf0=; b=qcyMlAf1m51sWswg/KylE/6z3d6e2MUybOM1+sGZJ0JqoGz1wS9mMZd7NQY/wzrmSN cfAxkMeXxlUwq6oY4vMJxG01zQ3WiJFNN16YKI8EYOaoTaoU/P6rOj6Cl1JciLgTmvFT mBVtHcru2wF9yGJtRFP9Wnr1UA3oJstPGBrwD11lSWOU6f4EUSFFAjIJZzIu7NkBHdw1 7xQgCnjpgzBJ/qsWIfPI9YqEsgT7RZ4AHSY7jbuj1t+NBX368UDn1kxnnMWpkMaTppQl OAyYy2EcjQIK7KRr0+UGb4OseQPcF3uBaz3dszl8VnTd1VdhIidgzQzLdqpInLZD8Jas SKbA== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM531DDXOlYq9EZI7L1zFLv2UEiu+m924oTLnMJ+rXlZZXYYaZrQVx bbSrRJDhSCluszX33DpXmteXkc3m+5Fqoxny7di2eA== X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJySERcXu7AlxAUAMVgLDOch9W2eq584oKVC2lPlxK3oODrvqWnqNer+pnocJ0TnvtP9X2c1lomIajxcwzFU8/o= X-Received: by 2002:a92:4989:: with SMTP id k9mr11882013ilg.177.1597616376543; Sun, 16 Aug 2020 15:19:36 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20200814134941.10576-1-matt.ranostay@konsulko.com> In-Reply-To: From: Matt Ranostay Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2020 15:19:25 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [PATCH] iio: health: max30102: update author's email To: Andy Shevchenko Cc: Jonathan Cameron , linux-iio Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Sender: linux-iio-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-iio@vger.kernel.org On Sun, Aug 16, 2020 at 2:52 AM Andy Shevchenko wrote: > > On Sun, Aug 16, 2020 at 1:06 AM Matt Ranostay > wrote: > > > > Update email to author's current employer > > > - * Copyright (C) 2017 Matt Ranostay > > + * Copyright (C) 2017 Matt Ranostay > > > -MODULE_AUTHOR("Matt Ranostay "); > > +MODULE_AUTHOR("Matt Ranostay "); > > This is actually an interesting question, had you been working already > for your current employer? Yes I was, but this was for my independent contracting company (that has been dissolved, and the email clearly won't work anymore) for a presentation on iio. Pretty sure Konsulko doesn't have any issue with copyright assignment to them :). Also retroactive assignments are quite legal (under US law at least, also IANAL) as long you of course own the copyright. Good questions though! - Matt > If no, I don't think this is a proper change in the code (of course it > might require your new contract, then it's probably fine, I dunno). It > would be a good change for MAINTAINERS, though. > If yes, the commit message doesn't clarify this. > > In any case, just my 2 cents for the future changes like this, since > the patch already applied. > > -- > With Best Regards, > Andy Shevchenko