Re: [PATCH 2.4] forcedeth

[Jeff Garzik]

Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 08, 2003 at 06:47:43AM +0100, Carl-Daniel Hailfinger wrote:
>
> > Attached is forcedeth: A new driver for the ethernet interface of the
> > NVIDIA nForce chipset, licensed under GPL.
>
>
> Any chance to give the driver a more descriptive name, say nforce_eth?
> Traditionally we tend to name like drivers after the hardware's name or
> codename, not the development methology used.


I agree with you on this -- but -- in this special case, it seems wise 
to avoid using a potential trademark as a filename...

I would prefer to avoid the issue completely, rather have to chase down 
some lawyers and get a definitive answer.

	Jeff



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