Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:33:37 +0200 | From | "Bart Van Assche" <> | Subject | Re: [Q]Can a file be dual licensed in upstream kernel? |
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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 for the LKML mailing list.
Bart.
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