Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1754219AbXICJzU (ORCPT ); Mon, 3 Sep 2007 05:55:20 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751035AbXICJzH (ORCPT ); Mon, 3 Sep 2007 05:55:07 -0400 Received: from mail1.webmaster.com ([216.152.64.169]:4206 "EHLO mail1.webmaster.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750783AbXICJzG (ORCPT ); Mon, 3 Sep 2007 05:55:06 -0400 From: "David Schwartz" To: Cc: "Linux-Kernel@Vger. Kernel. Org" Subject: RE: Fwd: That whole "Linux stealing our code" thing Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 02:54:28 -0700 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) In-Reply-To: <46DBD821.10304@garzik.org> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3138 Importance: Normal X-Authenticated-Sender: joelkatz@webmaster.com X-Spam-Processed: mail1.webmaster.com, Mon, 03 Sep 2007 02:55:08 -0700 (not processed: message from trusted or authenticated source) X-MDRemoteIP: 206.171.168.138 X-Return-Path: davids@webmaster.com X-MDaemon-Deliver-To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Reply-To: davids@webmaster.com X-MDAV-Processed: mail1.webmaster.com, Mon, 03 Sep 2007 02:55:09 -0700 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 844 Lines: 25 > > Yes, but this has to be done in writing and neither the BSD nor the GPL > > license claim to allow this. > Standard dual license texts do. > > Jeff No, they don't. They simply state that *you* may obtain the right to modify/distribute the work from either license at your option. They do not say anything about relicensing. Again, such an agreement would have to be in writing. What license a distributor uses to acquire the rights to modify or distribute a work has no effect whatsoever on the rights the recipient has to the work. The GPL is absolutely clear about this (section 6). DS - 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/