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=-5.8 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 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 C1C27C48BC2 for ; Wed, 23 Jun 2021 04:31:51 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A068B61360 for ; Wed, 23 Jun 2021 04:31:51 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S229964AbhFWEeH (ORCPT ); Wed, 23 Jun 2021 00:34:07 -0400 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:37586 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S229544AbhFWEeF (ORCPT ); Wed, 23 Jun 2021 00:34:05 -0400 Received: from perceval.ideasonboard.com (perceval.ideasonboard.com [IPv6:2001:4b98:dc2:55:216:3eff:fef7:d647]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A2B88C061574; Tue, 22 Jun 2021 21:31:48 -0700 (PDT) Received: from pendragon.ideasonboard.com (62-78-145-57.bb.dnainternet.fi [62.78.145.57]) by perceval.ideasonboard.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id EEF1E9B1; Wed, 23 Jun 2021 06:31:46 +0200 (CEST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=ideasonboard.com; s=mail; t=1624422707; bh=l1ZULaROW9gWHST/MOQeNIVK+oALudp075K3sPPV7rk=; h=Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:References:In-Reply-To:From; b=pnHlnMnvII+G928SlZKYbEZt4WWhyittVVksbizkPQrp/81KQywaSli3j2l/mlfrp EUezmSrdcvnJ8S3R13wKhRxXky/Pa/z5mRk+TvRwoYlGLqmFfyLpFPcqzS7ETPex1D Qykp6Ddlm8JHIaQgfpeV2MjSmnrZF6GnWFdG3+KI= Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2021 07:31:18 +0300 From: Laurent Pinchart To: Krzysztof =?utf-8?Q?Ha=C5=82asa?= Cc: Mauro Carvalho Chehab , linux-media@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [RFC v2] MEDIA: Driver for ON Semi AR0521 camera sensor Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi Krzysztof, On Wed, Jun 23, 2021 at 06:21:01AM +0200, Krzysztof Hałasa wrote: > Laurent Pinchart writes: > > > To spend time reviewing this code, I want to know it will be mergeable, > > and that requires a SoB line. That's a blocker I'm afraid. > > So how do you propose to solve the situation, in which my driver is > rejected, but another persor takes it, makes changes (btw breaking it), > and presents it as their own, and it's accepted? This is a paid work and > I'm required to put in my employer's copyright over the code. > I could have made this error once - but no more. > > The code will be mergeable, as I already wrote. Why would I bother > otherwise? But I cannot let that history to repeat itself. How does a lack of an SoB line prevent someone from doing exactly what you've described above ? Maintainers usually understand these issues. They may fail to notice, but if you point out a patch that would steal your work, that would prevent it from being merged. -- Regards, Laurent Pinchart