linux-kernel - Re: Fwd: That whole "Linux stealing our code" thing

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Message-ID: <m3642txj91.fsf@maximus.localdomain>
Date:	Sun, 02 Sep 2007 15:57:30 +0200
From:	Krzysztof Halasa <khc@...waw.pl>
To:	Igor Sobrado <igor@...dmat1.ciencias.uniovi.es>
Cc:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>, Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>,
	"Constantine A. Murenin" <mureninc@...il.com>,
	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...il.com>
Subject: Re: Fwd: That whole "Linux stealing our code" thing

IANAL, but:

Igor Sobrado <igor@...dmat1.ciencias.uniovi.es> writes:

> So, under a dual-licensed BSD/GPL code the latter license allows a
> developer to remove the GPL license itself and release a
> single-licensed BSD code if other parties want to do it?

Of course. If it wasn't legal, dual BSD/GPL would just be equal
to GPL. Now, dual BSD/GPL equals BSD.

OTOH I'd probable leave the original licence text, something like:

The actual licence conditions:
GPL or BSD or whatever.

Portions of this file were licenced under:
[the original licence text, not valid as a licence for current file]


WRT Atheros driver I'd probably leave the thing as is (i.e., BSD/GPL
= in fact BSD), unless something like 50+% of the code is rewritten -
it's mostly their hard work after all, isn't it? Not legal
requirement, though.
-- 
Krzysztof Halasa
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