Comment Re:BSD (Score 1) 456
No, they wouldn't. You can distribute the code (almost) under the terms of the GPL because (almost) everything that GPL permits, BSD also permits. However, BSD does not allow the copyright to be removed. Strictly, you must distribute under the terms of the GPL as well as the requirement the the copyright notice remains. If you distribute purely under the GPL then you are strictly violating the BSD license, but it's so similar to the combined license that most people don't split hairs about it.
As far as I can tell, the whole fuss is due to a confusion over whether the code was covered by both licenses simultaneously (in which case it's almost but not quite identical to the GPL, because the BSD part has to remain intact), or the recipient's choice (in which case it's pretty much BSD, and either license can be removed at will).