Re: license question

[Matthieu Herrb <matthieu.herrb@laas.fr>]

Kurt B. Kaiser wrote:
> Rembrandt <rembrandt@jpberlin.de> writes:
> 
> 
>>Example: I code a deamon (BSD) and I recived a patch (GPL).
>>So if I include this patch..what's happen?
>>Is the whoole code now GPL-Licensed or is just the part of this code GPLed?!
>>I think GPL infects other licenses and so the whoole code (if I take this patch) is GPL-licensed, or?
> 
> 
> It's all GPL'd, according to the FSF FAQ:

It's only GPL'd if you redistribute it. If you keep the result for your 
own private use you don't care.

It's just plain silly to put patches to a BSD licensed program under the 
   GPL. Don't do it and don't let other do it.