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Re:Show HN: Toy – A thin C++ game engine by gmfawcett on Wednesday August 01, 2018 @01:30PM (#17664737)
Possibly true... but wehther it can be done without modification to the code is a separate issue from whether a license change can be made without the consent of all contributors.
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Re:Show HN: Toy – A thin C++ game engine by codetrotter on Wednesday August 01, 2018 @03:53PM (#17666331)
What I am saying is that anyone can take MIT licensed code and re-release it as GPL licensed code. That includes anyone of the author without consent from the other authors, or even someone who was not an original author. Specifically because such a change does not violate the terms of the MIT license. Whereas for going the other direction; GPL -> MIT you need consent from all authors (either directly or via a CLA that permits such a change of license).
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