Re: Dual-Licensing Linux Kernel with GPL V2 and GPL V3

Dmitry Torokhov
2007-06-14T15:56:28Z

On 6/14/07, Alexandre Oliva <aoliva@redhat.com> wrote:
> On Jun 14, 2007, Dmitry Torokhov <dtor@insightbb.com> wrote:
>
> > On Wednesday 13 June 2007 21:59, Alexandre Oliva wrote:
> >> For example, if you distribute copies of such a program, whether
> >> gratis or for a fee, you must give the recipients
> >> all the rights that you have.
> >> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> > So if I am a sole author of a program and I chose to distribute it under
> > GPL
>
> then you're not a licensee, you're a licensor, and these terms don't
> apply to you.

Heh. When you change a GPLed program and pass your changes you are the
licensor for the new code. You still have a right and license pieces
of the code you wrote under different license but you do not pass that
right to recepient of modified work.

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Dmitry