Relicense BSD 2/3-clause code to GPL
- by Brecht Machiels
Suppose I release some source code under the new BSD license. Is it allowed for someone else to take this code, make modifications to it and distribute it under the terms of the GPL? From Wikipedia:
Many of the most common free software
licenses, such as the original MIT/X
license, BSD licenses (in the current
2-clause form), and the LGPL, are
"GPL-compatible". That is, their code
can be combined with a program under
the GPL without conflict (the new
combination would have the GPL applied
to the whole). However, some free/open
source software licenses are not
GPL-compatible.
I'm assuming this implies that one can relicense new-BSD licensed code to GPL?
