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Remember that the license is a property of the code, not the tarball. If you copy code from one library into another, then the combined work uses both licenses
by jmillikin 16y ago
Remember that the license is a property of the code, not the tarball.
If you copy code from one library into another, then the combined work uses both licenses, but the code retains its original licenses.
Using the example of copying GPL code into a BSD library, the entire library (and any tarballs, binaries, etc) are covered by both licenses, but my code (the BSD code) stays BSD. It's not relicensed.
- tzs 16y ago> Remember that the license is a property of the code, not the tarball. Not really. A license is an agreement between the copyright owner and whoever is seeking permission to do something that falls under one of the exclusive rights granted by copyright law to the owner of the copyright.