>#COMMENT FLAG: DELIBERATE MISINTERPRETATION > If I wrote code 10 years ago under the GPL ... > ... I did not sign up to a cult and have to follow their rules

>#COMMENT FLAG: DELIBERATE MISINTERPRETATION > If I wrote code 10 years ago under the GPL ... > ... I did not sign up to a cult and have to follow their rules. When I can do what I want with my copy of my code, then that is freedom. If you released code under the GPL, then you released code under the GPL. This means other people can't do whatever they like with the code; instead they must follow the Gnu cult rules. However, copyright says you can do what you want with your copy of the code, including release it under whatever licences you like. The GPL protects the code and itself, but does not restrict the owner's right to release code under any additional other licenses (except IANAL but I don't think you can revoke a GPL license.)