Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:46:18 +0530 | From | "pradeep singh rautela" <> | Subject | Re: [Q]Can a file be dual licensed in upstream kernel? |
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On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 2:20 PM, Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> wrote: > On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:07:37 +0530 > > "pradeep singh rautela" <rautelap@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Hi All, > > > > A small query. > > Can a module/file be Dual licensed(i.e BSD/GPLv2) in the upstream > > Linux kernel sources? > > The copy you submit to the kernel needs to be GPL. How you choose to > licence it in addition is your business (assuming it is all your own > work). Various drivers in the kernel (eg much of infiniband and ACPI) are > issued by their authors with multiple licences for different projects.
Thank you for kind explanation, Alan. That helped a lot.
Regards, --Pradeep > > Alan >
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