From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1763624AbYENP3T (ORCPT ); Wed, 14 May 2008 11:29:19 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1753084AbYENP3I (ORCPT ); Wed, 14 May 2008 11:29:08 -0400 Received: from atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz ([195.113.31.123]:34651 "EHLO atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752745AbYENP3H (ORCPT ); Wed, 14 May 2008 11:29:07 -0400 Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 17:28:35 +0200 From: Pavel Machek To: David Schwartz Cc: pradeep singh rautela , hjk@linutronix.de, Greg KH , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [Q]Can a file be dual licensed in upstream kernel? Message-ID: <20080514152834.GA6888@ucw.cz> References: <20080429062627.GA3195@local> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.9i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Thu 2008-05-01 07:59:54, David Schwartz wrote: > > > In my _personal_opinion_, dual licensing gives you the right to choose > > between two licenses. > > Dual licensing gives every recipient both licenses from the original author. > You can choose which license you will obtain rights from. > > > If a file is dual licensed BSD/GPLv2, anybody > > (including yourself) is free to get rid of the BSD part and make it > > GPLv2 only. > > Really? Which license or law gives you the right to change the licensing > terms on code you didn't write? At least in the United States, you cannot You don't change licensing. You got choice of two licenses, and you selected one. GPL gives you right to remove the BSD licensing terms you did not choose. (People still can use the code under BSD license _if_ they know it was originally BSD/GPL.. as long as you don't modify it). -- (english) http://www.livejournal.com/~pavelmachek (cesky, pictures) http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~pavel/picture/horses/blog.html