> > Linus couldn't come out tomorrow and decide to change the kernel
> > license to BSD if he wanted to right.
>
> Correct. He is not the sole copywrite holder. And if he did he can't
> change the fact that the code already out there has the GPL.
I think that this is really the key point with regard to changing
licenses. Code which has already been GPL'd is GPL'd forever, but this
does not stop the maintainer from re-releasing the code under a
different license.
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Daniel Rall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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