Re: GPL question

[Richard Tobin]

In article <4649AAC8.16E4BF28@web.de>,
Alexander Terekhov  <terekhov@web.de> wrote:

>> You can't relicense the work of others under any license you like,
>> period.  Regardless how much or little you add to it.

>This begs a question, dear GNUtian dak. How come that Linux kernel "as 
>a whole" (in GNU speak) isn't under the BSD (all other non-GPL'd works 
>constituting Linux kernel project aside for a moment)?

Because you *can* relicense the work of others under any licence
that *they* like.

-- Richard
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