Re: License issue?
Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 18, 2005 at 07:43:59PM +0100, Alvaro Lopez Ortega wrote:
> > ===
> > Version 5.6 adds support for Solaris 2.x [commercial licensing terms
> > for distribution on Solaris are to be settled with Inserve
> > Technology].
> > ===
> >
> > I am wondering how is it possible to this be compatible with the GPL
> > license (which is the only license I have found on
> > dvd+rw-tools-5.21.4.10.8/LICENSE file).
>
> The person who writes the software holds the copyright on it.
> The copyright holder may release the software to various people or
> organizations under as many licenses as he likes.
True but irelevent:
The source has already been published under GPL that allows a commercial
distribution of derived binaries if you include source.
Jörg
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