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SubjectRe: [Q]Can a file be dual licensed in upstream kernel?
On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 11:56 AM, Hans J. Koch <hjk@linutronix.de> wrote:
> 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.That clears things for a newbie like me.

Regards,
--Pradeep
>
> Thanks,
> Hans
>
>



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