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Mozilla Relicensing FAQ
Introduction
The staff at mozilla.org have decided to go forward with an attempt to relicense the code contained at cvs.mozilla.org under an MPL-GPL dual license.
1.1) What code will be dual-licensed? As much of the code as possible.
1.2) What keeps code from getting dual-licensed? In order to relicense any code, the contributor of the code must consent to the relicensing. If a contributor decides to object to relicensing, for whatever reason, that code cannot be relicensed.
1.3) When will the relicensing occur? The relicensing will occur once a reasonable attempt has been made to contact and obtain consent from each of the contributors (and have consent granted, of course).
1.4) Who is a contributor? A contributor is anyone who has submitted code that is currently checked into the mozilla.org cvs tree. This includes patches submitted via email, the bug system, or in any other way.
1.5) Why are you doing this? The staff at mozilla.org is chartered with stewardship of the mozilla codebase. To that end, mozilla source must be brought to as large an audience of developers as possible; mozilla.org seeks to eliminate as many obstacles for contribution and reuse of the code as possible.
1.6) Will there be updates to this FAQ? Yes, as more questions are asked, updates will be made to this page, and discussions will be had on the mozilla-license newsgroup.