BSD-like licenses and the OSI approval process

[John Cowan]

Arnoud Engelfriet scripsit:

> I agree. You can distribute BSD-licensed works under any license
> you want, provided you meet the conditions in the BSD license
> (and don't hold the authors liable for any damages).

I still don't see what gives you the authority to do that.  You
can license *derivative* works as you like, and you can license
(as in general) a *collective* work as you like, but the original
work?  How do you get the power to license that?

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