On Fri, 15 Oct 2010 00:06:53 +0200 Miriam Ruiz wrote: > Hi Hi Miriam! [...] > My question is then, can I release my derivative version of the > software under a BSD-2 or MIT license (respecting the original > copyright statements, of course)? I don't think you have permission to change the license of the original code: I don't see any permission to sub-license or re-license. It seems you have permission to modify and distribute the modified version, since you explicitly asked to upstream and you were told that it's OK. I think you can license your *modifications* under a license of your choice (the 2-clause BSD license or the Expat/MIT license would be very good choices), but the original work (which is still copyrighted by the original upstream) has to remain under the original license plus the e-mail message that clarifies that modifications are allowed. Unless of course you manage to track down the original upstream again and persuade them to re-license the original work under a new license (such as 2-clause BSD or Expat/MIT). I hope this helps. -- http://www.inventati.org/frx/progs/scripts/pdebuild-hooks.html Need some pdebuild hook scripts? ..................................................... Francesco Poli . GnuPG key fpr == C979 F34B 27CE 5CD8 DC12 31B5 78F4 279B DD6D FCF4
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