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Re: relicensing from MIT to LGPL


From: Alexander Terekhov
Subject: Re: relicensing from MIT to LGPL
Date: Fri, 12 May 2006 00:32:33 +0200

"Alfred M. Szmidt" wrote:
> 
>    > You may NOT replace the MIT license with the LGPL.
> 
>    Hm. I'm confused. The MIT license
>    (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php) on the one
>    hand says you may "sublicense" (re-license?) the code,
> 
> Re-license means changing the license.  Sub-license means adding one
> or more licenses. 

It means adding one or more (sub)licenseEs. I.e. another sublicense 
contract between a sublicensor and another (sub)licensee. And under 
the MIT terms. 
 
>                   You can sub-license a MIT licensed work under the
> GPL.  

You can not.

regards,
alexander.


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