On Wed, 04 Apr 2007 10:03:56 -0700 Suraj N. Kurapati wrote: > If I download some GPL code and it contains some MIT code, can I > just take those MIT portions and act upon them (1) only according > to MIT license? Yes, *as long as* you are able to extract the MIT-licensed part. In some cases, the MIT-licensed code is so deeply modified by GPL-licensed modifications, that figuring out how to reconstruct the MIT-licensed part is nearly impossible. In those cases, your only chance is finding the original MIT-licensed code elsewhere... > (2) only according to GPL? Yes, obviously. > (3) or both? One or the other, at your option (provided you manage to extract the MIT-licensed portion, as stated above). > > Thanks for your consideration. You're welcome. -- http://frx.netsons.org/doc/nanodocs/etch_workstation_install.html Need to read a Debian etch installation walk-through? ..................................................... Francesco Poli . GnuPG key fpr == C979 F34B 27CE 5CD8 DC12 31B5 78F4 279B DD6D FCF4
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