> In message <Pine.LNX.4.05.9812192256470.14192-100000@vitelus.com>, Aaron Lehman
> n wrote:
> } >From http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/news/0,4538,2177559,00.html:
> }
> } "With a general public license, there are some exposures with liability
> } and how open are the patents if you modify the code. The best way to solve
> } this is by cleaning up the license."
> }
> } **shudder**
> }
> } It is unclear to me whether they are suggesting that GNU change the
> } GPL in their favor, or want Linux to swich to another license. I hope they
> } understand that GPL'd code cannot be switched to a different license.
>
> It is probably true that as a practical matter, Linux can't be switched
> to a different license, but your claim isn't true in general. The owner
> of the code can release it under any license they please, whether it's
> compatible with other licenses they've used in the past or not. The license
> restricts _users_ and _redistributors_, not owners.
Most free software has a multitude of copyright holders, and it's
imposible to change the licence without all of their concent.
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