Re: Is possible relicense from GPL to BSD?
Le Tue, May 31, 2016 at 08:34:06PM -0300, Eriberto Mota a écrit :
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> The distorm3 upstream relicensed the source code from GPL3+ to
> BSD-4-Clause. I think it is wrong but I didn't found references about
> it. So, I need opinions about this issue.
Hi Eriberto,
if the distorm3 upstream developer fully holds the copyright on the software,
then he can relicense as he wishes.
However, BSD-4-Clause is a poor choice, since it is not compatible with the
GPL, which can cause trouble to GPL-licensed projects using the distorm3 source
code and following its updates.
Maybe you can suggest to the author to switch to a GPL-compatible version of
the BSD license ? I think that he may have picked the 4-clause version only by
inadvertance. For instance, in the setup.py file, he declares "License :: OSI
Approved :: BSD License", however if one looks at the licenses on the OSI
website, the 4-clause BSD is not there.
Have a nice day,
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Charles Plessy
Tsurumi, Kanagawa, Japan
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