Re: What license should I use when including code from subversion?

On Sun, Feb 29, 2004 at 10:21:14PM -0800, Justin Erenkrantz wrote:
> While I obviously can't speak for CollabNet, my hunch is that their policy
> might be the same as the ASF: GPL code won't be included in Subversion.
> So, the combining can only be a one way street: a GPL author including
> Subversion in their product not the other way around.

The combiner doesn't have to be the owner of either copyright. It could
be a person that simply wants some functionality that GPL liensed code
provides and includes it without being fully aware of the complications.

-- 
Ben Reser <ben@reser.org>
http://ben.reser.org
"Conscience is the inner voice which warns us somebody may be looking."
- H.L. Mencken
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