On 05.02.2013 11:25, Gary Martin wrote: > On 04/02/13 19:24, Branko Čibej wrote: >> On 04.02.2013 20:06, Ryan Ollos wrote: >>> On Sun, Feb 3, 2013 at 11:06 PM, Branko Čibej <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> Just a suggestion, of course; there can be any number of valid reasons >>>> to reject it. >>>> >>> I have some more questions on how this would work, but let me give >>> it some >>> more thought while I check whether the original author would support >>> the >>> idea. >> Also consider that if the license is a problem, it's conceivable that it >> could be released dual-licensed, e.g., ALv2 and BSD. >> >> -- Brane >> >> > > I was under the impression that the ASF doesn't do dual-licensing. If > the code is to be donated to the ASF, wouldn't it have to be put under > the Apache License, version 2?
That does not prevent the author from publishing another, identical copy under a different license. A grant to the ASF is a license grant, not a copyright assignment. Obviously that situation is to be avoided, but it's an option. -- Brane -- Branko Čibej Director of Subversion | WANdisco | www.wandisco.com
