Re: That whole "Linux stealing our code" thing

[Jeff Garzik]

Constantine A. Murenin wrote:
> On 01/09/07, Jeff Garzik <jeff@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Jason Dixon wrote:
> > > Once the grantor (Reyk) releases his code under that license, it must
> > > remain.  You are free to derive work and redistribute under your
> > > license, but the original copyright and license permission remains
> > > intact.  Many other entities (Microsoft, Apple, Sun, etc) have used BSD
> > > code and have no problem understanding this.  Why is this so difficult
> > > for the Linux brain share to absorb?
> > Why is it so difficult to understand dual licensing?
>
> Maybe because Reyk's code was never dual-licensed?

And yet a good portion of Theo's response, in particular his accusations 
of Alan Cox exhorting people to break the law, were directly related to 
dual licensing.

	Jeff



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