netdev - Re: [PATCH 4/5] Net: ath5k, license is GPLv2

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Date:	Thu, 30 Aug 2007 13:59:42 +0200
From:	Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>
To:	Xavier Bestel <xavier.bestel@...e.fr>
Cc:	Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...il.com>, linville@...driver.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/5] Net: ath5k, license is GPLv2

On Wed, 2007-08-29 at 15:13 +0200, Xavier Bestel wrote:

> How about asking for changes to be dual-licenced too ?

In theory, that could work, but in practice relying on functions that
the Linux kernel offers in GPLv2-only headers etc. will make the result
GPLv2 anyway, and disentangling it would be a nightmare.

johannes

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