Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:26:27 +0200 | | From | "Hans J. Koch" <> | | Subject | Re: [Q]Can a file be dual licensed in upstream kernel? | |
On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 11:40:26AM +0530, pradeep singh rautela wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 11:23 AM, Greg KH <greg@kroah.com> wrote:
> > On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 11:07:37AM +0530, pradeep [snip]
> > > Can a module/file be Dual licensed(i.e BSD/GPLv2) in the upstream
> > > Linux kernel sources?
> >
> > Are you somehow not believing the files that we have in the tree that
> > are licensed this way?
> > > I think it is GPLv2 only.
> >
> > Licensing questions would be better off asked to lawyers, not
> > programmers. Would you ask a random group of lawyers on a public
> > mailing list medical questions and trust their responses?
>
> Um... apologies Greg.I did not mean that in any sense.I am a
> programmer not a lawyer. I am asking to get clear understanding of the
> licensing issues and I myself do not have any good understanding on
> dual licensing Vs GPLv2 licensing in Linux kernel.
I share Greg's opinion that this list is not the place for getting or
giving legal advice. Please _do_ consult a lawyer.
In my _personal_opinion_, dual licensing gives you the right to choose
between two licenses. If a file is dual licensed BSD/GPLv2, anybody
(including yourself) is free to get rid of the BSD part and make it
GPLv2 only.
Thanks,
Hans
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