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diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingDrivers b/Documentation/SubmittingDrivers index c3cca924e94b..6bd30fdd0786 100644 --- a/Documentation/SubmittingDrivers +++ b/Documentation/SubmittingDrivers | |||
| @@ -27,18 +27,17 @@ Who To Submit Drivers To | |||
| 27 | ------------------------ | 27 | ------------------------ |
| 28 | 28 | ||
| 29 | Linux 2.0: | 29 | Linux 2.0: |
| 30 | No new drivers are accepted for this kernel tree | 30 | No new drivers are accepted for this kernel tree. |
| 31 | 31 | ||
| 32 | Linux 2.2: | 32 | Linux 2.2: |
| 33 | No new drivers are accepted for this kernel tree. | ||
| 34 | |||
| 35 | Linux 2.4: | ||
| 33 | If the code area has a general maintainer then please submit it to | 36 | If the code area has a general maintainer then please submit it to |
| 34 | the maintainer listed in MAINTAINERS in the kernel file. If the | 37 | the maintainer listed in MAINTAINERS in the kernel file. If the |
| 35 | maintainer does not respond or you cannot find the appropriate | 38 | maintainer does not respond or you cannot find the appropriate |
| 36 | maintainer then please contact the 2.2 kernel maintainer: | 39 | maintainer then please contact Marcelo Tosatti |
| 37 | Marc-Christian Petersen <m.c.p@wolk-project.de>. | 40 | <marcelo.tosatti@cyclades.com>. |
| 38 | |||
| 39 | Linux 2.4: | ||
| 40 | The same rules apply as 2.2. The final contact point for Linux 2.4 | ||
| 41 | submissions is Marcelo Tosatti <marcelo.tosatti@cyclades.com>. | ||
| 42 | 41 | ||
| 43 | Linux 2.6: | 42 | Linux 2.6: |
| 44 | The same rules apply as 2.4 except that you should follow linux-kernel | 43 | The same rules apply as 2.4 except that you should follow linux-kernel |
| @@ -53,6 +52,7 @@ Licensing: The code must be released to us under the | |||
| 53 | of exclusive GPL licensing, and if you wish the driver | 52 | of exclusive GPL licensing, and if you wish the driver |
| 54 | to be useful to other communities such as BSD you may well | 53 | to be useful to other communities such as BSD you may well |
| 55 | wish to release under multiple licenses. | 54 | wish to release under multiple licenses. |
| 55 | See accepted licenses at include/linux/module.h | ||
| 56 | 56 | ||
| 57 | Copyright: The copyright owner must agree to use of GPL. | 57 | Copyright: The copyright owner must agree to use of GPL. |
| 58 | It's best if the submitter and copyright owner | 58 | It's best if the submitter and copyright owner |
| @@ -143,5 +143,13 @@ KernelNewbies: | |||
| 143 | http://kernelnewbies.org/ | 143 | http://kernelnewbies.org/ |
| 144 | 144 | ||
| 145 | Linux USB project: | 145 | Linux USB project: |
| 146 | http://sourceforge.net/projects/linux-usb/ | 146 | http://www.linux-usb.org/ |
| 147 | |||
| 148 | How to NOT write kernel driver by arjanv@redhat.com | ||
| 149 | http://people.redhat.com/arjanv/olspaper.pdf | ||
| 150 | |||
| 151 | Kernel Janitor: | ||
| 152 | http://janitor.kernelnewbies.org/ | ||
| 147 | 153 | ||
| 154 | -- | ||
| 155 | Last updated on 17 Nov 2005. | ||
