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Re: what happened to COPYING.newlib in the tarball?
Stephen Smith wrote:
>
> >
> > > Is this a proper interpretation of the intent of the coders ? If the
> > > answer is "you need to ask your lawyer", I understand, but I'm more asking
> > > "what were people thinking" instead of "what can I get away with".
> >
> > I was never made aware that my code had been used in newlib when it
> > was first copied (not that I mind). Let's see...
> >
> > i386/setjmp: still resembles the original a little
> > h8300hms/sys/file.h: too trivial to worry about.
> > sysmec/access.c: ditto.
> > sysnecv850/access.c: ditto.
> >
> > I'm willing to turn copyright over on these files so that the generic
> > newlib license applies. Hey, anything to get my old address out of
> > the sources ;-) (I've had three other addresses since that one)
>
> Just a nit, once code is under the GPL, can you change the license?
>
The owner of the code, in this case DJ, is allowed to distribute the
code under a new license and coexistent licenses. The owner of the code
cannot invalidate existing licenses.
Earnie.
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