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From: "Constantine A. Murenin" <mureninc@gmail.com>
To: "Jeff Garzik" <jeff@garzik.org>
Subject: Re: That whole "Linux stealing our code" thing
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On 01/09/07, Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org> wrote:
> Jason Dixon wrote:
> > Once the grantor (Reyk) releases his code under that license, it must
> > remain.  You are free to derive work and redistribute under your
> > license, but the original copyright and license permission remains
> > intact.  Many other entities (Microsoft, Apple, Sun, etc) have used BSD
> > code and have no problem understanding this.  Why is this so difficult
> > for the Linux brain share to absorb?
>
> Why is it so difficult to understand dual licensing?

Maybe because Reyk's code was never dual-licensed?

C.