# Re: \[PATCH 4/5\] Net: ath5k, license is GPLv2

- From: Alan Cox \<hidden\>
- Date: 2007-08-29 19:38:57 
- List: netdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2007/08/999606
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-wireless/2007/08/999558/t.md

```text
> Aren't patches made against the kernel GPL'd if the author doesn't
> explicitly grant them more liberal BSD license in addition?

That would be the normal assumption.

> The problem then comes in taking the patches that were only made
> available against GPL code and reshipping them under the BSD license
> without the author explicitly agreeing to this.
> 
> What if a patch spans both code that is pure GPL and code imported
> from BSD, how do you license it?

See the acpi codebase for a worked example.

Alan
```