Re: [PATCH 1/3] lib: introduce some memory copy macros and functions

[chxanders@xxxxxxxxx]

On 2 September 2010 15:24, Chris Samuel <chris@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 02/09/10 18:16, chxanders@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
>> Umm, isn't the only one that can do that the copyright holder?
>
> The copyright holder can use whatever license they wish; the LGPL
> tells the licensee what rights *they* have, which includes distributing
> the software under the (more strict) GPLv2.
>
Wow, there is even a FAQ.
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#compat-matrix-footnote-7
in the matrix notes 1 and 7 apply, which means that anyone, not just
the license holder may change to GPL v2 from LGPV 2.1

Cheers

Chris
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