Messages in this thread | | | From | "David Schwartz" <> | Subject | RE: The GPL: No shelter for the Linux kernel? | Date | Sat, 23 Sep 2006 10:38:32 -0700 |
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> Now that you raise it: I think developers can already have done that > if they wish - properly name author and conditions who may possibly > change the license to what. Not that I have seen such code yet, but you > never know. > > Jan Engelhardt
That's true. Nothing prevents a kernel contributor from including with his code an offer to license that same code under different conditions. However, the more I think about Linus' point, the more I realize how hard it is to write such an offer that wouldn't be likely to do more harm than good.
DS
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