From: "David Schwartz" <davids@webmaster.com>
To: <jengelh@linux01.gwdg.de>
Cc: "linux-kernel" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: The GPL: No shelter for the Linux kernel?
Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2006 10:38:32 -0700
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> Now that you raise it: I think developers can already have done that
> if they wish - properly name author and conditions who may possibly
> change the license to what. Not that I have seen such code yet, but you
> never know.
>
> Jan Engelhardt

	That's true. Nothing prevents a kernel contributor from including with his
code an offer to license that same code under different conditions. However,
the more I think about Linus' point, the more I realize how hard it is to
write such an offer that wouldn't be likely to do more harm than good.

	DS


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