Return-path: Received: from py-out-1112.google.com ([64.233.166.176]:24296 "EHLO py-out-1112.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S933221AbXIBBmz (ORCPT ); Sat, 1 Sep 2007 21:42:55 -0400 Received: by py-out-1112.google.com with SMTP id u77so4210681pyb for ; Sat, 01 Sep 2007 18:42:54 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <43e72e890709011842m213b590ds141deb9657b979e7@mail.gmail.com> Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2007 21:42:54 -0400 From: "Luis R. Rodriguez" To: "Constantine A. Murenin" Subject: Re: That whole "Linux stealing our code" thing Cc: "Jeff Garzik" , "Jason Dixon" , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org, jirislaby@gmail.com, alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 References: <200709010140.l811eq9H005896@cvs.openbsd.org> <46D99FB7.6030505@garzik.org> <20070901205457.GK9260@stusta.de> <20070901215225.GM9260@stusta.de> <3A831845-B630-42AD-B52F-DC9EA2060BAE@dixongroup.net> <46DA1315.9060002@garzik.org> Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On 9/1/07, Constantine A. Murenin wrote: > On 01/09/07, Jeff Garzik 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? We asked SFLC to work with us to make sure that everyone's copyrights were respected in the right places, and that the licenses various developers wanted for their copyrights were implemented correctly. The patch I sent implements SFLC's suggestions in that regard. Luis