22 Mar
2017
22 Mar
'17
7:09 a.m.
On Mar 22, 2017, at 10:04 AM, Liam Proven via cctalk
<cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
...
I'm not aware of any significant amount of GPL code in either. Linux
has a regrettable history of nicking BSD-licensed code and slapping
the GPL on it, but not the other way round, AFAIK.
I think taking BSD code and releasing a copy under GPL is technically permitted, though
silly because the original BSD release would still apply so the GPL virus doesn't
stick. Of course, if you modify the original and license those mods under GPL, that makes
a difference, that limits access to the mods (but only the mods).
paul