linux-kernel - Re: Dual-Licensing Linux Kernel with GPL V2 and GPL V3

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Date:	Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:56:10 -0400
From:	"Dmitry Torokhov" <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
To:	"Alexandre Oliva" <aoliva@...hat.com>
Cc:	"Daniel Hazelton" <dhazelton@...er.net>,
	"Bongani Hlope" <bhlope@...b.co.za>,
	"Linus Torvalds" <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"Lennart Sorensen" <lsorense@...lub.uwaterloo.ca>,
	"Greg KH" <greg@...ah.com>,
	"debian developer" <debiandev@...il.com>,
	"david@...g.hm" <david@...g.hm>,
	"Tarkan Erimer" <tarkan@...one.net.tr>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	"Andrew Morton" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, mingo@...e.hu
Subject: Re: Dual-Licensing Linux Kernel with GPL V2 and GPL V3

On 6/14/07, Alexandre Oliva <aoliva@...hat.com> wrote:
> On Jun 14, 2007, Dmitry Torokhov <dtor@...ightbb.com> wrote:
>
> > On Wednesday 13 June 2007 21:59, Alexandre Oliva wrote:
> >> For example, if you distribute copies of such a program, whether
> >> gratis or for a fee, you must give the recipients
> >> all the rights that you have.
> >> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> > So if I am a sole author of a program and I chose to distribute it under
> > GPL
>
> then you're not a licensee, you're a licensor, and these terms don't
> apply to you.

Heh. When you change a GPLed program and pass your changes you are the
licensor for the new code. You still have a right and license pieces
of the code you wrote under different license but you do not pass that
right to recepient of modified work.

-- 
Dmitry
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