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    SubjectRe: [RFC] Patches have a license
    Dave Jones wrote:
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    > On Mon, Jan 27, 2003 at 01:58:40AM -0800, Balbir Singh wrote:
    > > I would request everyone to post their patches with
    > > a license, failing which it should be assumed that
    > > the license is GPL.
    >
    > Surely the license of the diff matches the license of the
    > code it is patching ?

    Usually in practice, but not necessarily. Try diff'ing
    two files with different licence, then go apply
    it at some file with a third licence. :-/

    Helge Hafting
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