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tedunangst
on July 3, 2012
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Lookup any software license shortly summarized in ...
BSD and MIT:
Change License This software allows you to switch licenses.
No, only the copyright owner can change the license.
sp332
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You can change the license of derivative works, even if you do not hold the copyright on the original code.
tedunangst
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You can stack additional licenses on top, but that's not the same as the right to change the license. Also, why isn't apache 2 listed as a "changeable" license?
laughinghan
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From Kevin (TLDRLegal Guy): Got it, thanks! I clarified it to "Sublicense".
Argorak
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Same for LGPL.
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