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SubjectRe: [Q]Can a file be dual licensed in upstream kernel?
On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 7:37 AM, pradeep singh rautela
<rautelap@gmail.com> wrote:
> A small query.
> Can a module/file be Dual licensed(i.e BSD/GPLv2) in the upstream
> Linux kernel sources?
> I think it is GPLv2 only.
>
> So does this means any dual licensed files should be aptly GPLv2 only?

There are already source files in the Linux kernel that are dual
licensed. See e.g. drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c. Note: not all
licenses are compatible. License compatibility is indeed not a topic
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Bart.


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