Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:56:10 -0400 | From | "Dmitry Torokhov" <> | Subject | Re: Dual-Licensing Linux Kernel with GPL V2 and GPL V3 |
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On 6/14/07, Alexandre Oliva <aoliva@redhat.com> wrote: > On Jun 14, 2007, Dmitry Torokhov <dtor@insightbb.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.
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