Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1757242AbXFOVcn (ORCPT ); Fri, 15 Jun 2007 17:32:43 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751364AbXFOVcg (ORCPT ); Fri, 15 Jun 2007 17:32:36 -0400 Received: from zeniv.linux.org.uk ([195.92.253.2]:59924 "EHLO ZenIV.linux.org.uk" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752177AbXFOVcf (ORCPT ); Fri, 15 Jun 2007 17:32:35 -0400 Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 22:32:32 +0100 From: Al Viro To: Alexandre Oliva Cc: Bernd Paysan , Paulo Marques , Dmitry Torokhov , Krzysztof Halasa , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Dual-Licensing Linux Kernel with GPL V2 and GPL V3 Message-ID: <20070615213232.GZ21478@ftp.linux.org.uk> References: <466A3EC6.6030706@netone.net.tr> <200706151014.45383.bernd.paysan@gmx.de> <46727CCF.9030905@grupopie.com> <200706151403.57178.bernd.paysan@gmx.de> <20070615144301.GV21478@ftp.linux.org.uk> <20070615185208.GX21478@ftp.linux.org.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1054 Lines: 20 On Fri, Jun 15, 2007 at 06:04:33PM -0300, Alexandre Oliva wrote: > > No specific case law, but I'd expect serious [eventual] trouble for > > somebody trying to slap some different license in such case. > > Consider this (to make the freeing-the-lion story short): > > Jar file with .class files, with a copy of LGPL in the root of the > tree. No other license anywhere to be seen. Is it safe to assume > the whole thing is under the LGPL? It certainly sounds like a reasonable first assumption; unless you are aware of couterexamples, you probably would be able at least to prove that you've acted in good faith if somebody starts to complain. IANAL, obviously, so ask FSF lawyers. Really. Especially if you are doing that for a text associated with FSF-LA in any way. That's what they are for. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/