Hello! On Sat, Sep 01, 2007 at 10:59:17PM +0100, Rui Miguel Silva Seabra wrote: >On Sat, Sep 01, 2007 at 11:39:28AM -0600, Theo de Raadt wrote: >> > In the case of the later 3 files, their copyright notice says: >> > "at your choice" you may distribute under the terms of the BSD >> > license or under the terms of the GNU GPL v2 >> > >> > So if they chose to distribute those 3 files under the terms of the GNU >> > GPL v2, it is correct to change the copyright notice of those three files >> > alone in order to remove a license that the distributor chose not to use >> > anymore.
>> Not exactly. I won't quote from the GPL again, but even the GPL has a >> paragraph about this. You must pass on the rights you received. > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >Yes. The *rights you received* are the central point of the question. >Which did the user receive? The BSD granted ones? Or the GPLv2 granted ones? >If some software is dual licensed, you have two sets of rights you can choose. >It's not both at the same time. The text is even explicit: "alternatively" But you also received the right to chose either or. So if you have to pass that on, too. >[...] Kind regards, Hannah.
