From: "Paul Lussier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux over OpenBSD
> >You can "revoke" the GPL and put newer versions under a different
license.
> Well, I suppose, but wouldn't a "new" version have to be a complete
> rewrite and not include any code previously released under the GPL?
> If it did include code previously released under the GPL, wouldn't
> the viral nature of the GPL constitute that as a derivative work?
Nope, becouse nothing in the GPL requires the original authors to give
up their rights to the code. They are simply granting others with rights to
the existing code. This is why you can actually release code under 2
different conflicting licences, such as the original author of some peice of
code selling it to a closed source vendor for them to use.
> Additionally, say you are allowed to "revoke" the license for future
> versions of the code, that doesn't mean that the versions previously
> released under the GPL are now "revoked" does it? Those are still
> out there and free, therefore, anyone can take that code and perpetuate
> it with modifications, right?
Nope. The only things that have the ability to revoke the rights to
use, modify, and redistribute versions previously released by the GPL are
specifically stated within the GPL. Basically, you break the licence, and
it's revoked.
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