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diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingDrivers b/Documentation/SubmittingDrivers index c3cca924e94b..dd311cff1cc3 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://linux-usb.sourceforge.net/ |
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. | ||