If a GPL project has multiple contributors, each contributor owns the code they submitted. (Unless they specifically give up that ownership) If the project director or whatever wishes to release it under a different license, he or she would need the written permission of each contributor. All of the contributed code for which permission could not be obtained would have to be removed. The GPL is designed to keep things GPL.
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If a GPL project has multiple contributors, each contributor owns the code they submitted. (Unless they specifically give up that ownership) If the project director or whatever wishes to release it under a different license, he or she would need the written permission of each contributor. All of the contributed code for which permission could not be obtained would have to be removed. The GPL is designed to keep things GPL.