Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2017 17:21:41 +1300 From: Jonathan Chen <jonc@chen.org.nz> To: blubee blubeeme <gurenchan@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD Ports <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: License and adopting software Message-ID: <CAJuc1zMX0Xi0NWuTvUHRfDKRAmReFwHvOoLV6rQG07e=Erjtgw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CALM2mEnHHGugavjmjri%2Bt=OnRaQogi0WDd19R-7DiH%2BNKVWi4Q@mail.gmail.com> References: <CALM2mEnHHGugavjmjri%2Bt=OnRaQogi0WDd19R-7DiH%2BNKVWi4Q@mail.gmail.com>
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On 11 December 2017 at 17:17, blubee blubeeme <gurenchan@gmail.com> wrote: > I like some old software that's <= GPL2 but it seems like the original > developer is not and have not done any work on the software sine mid 2000. > > I'd like to pick up the project, fix bugs BUT i'd like to migrate from GPL > to BSD license. > > How does one go about doing that? I have seen the GPL code but it could be > re-written how would that affect me re-writing the code with a new copy > center license? You basically have to get the original author to reassign copyright to you; after which you can do whatever you like to it. If you're basing your new work on the original work, you have to respect the LICENCE that it came with. -- Jonathan Chen <jonc@chen.org.nz>
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