From: Nikita Malikov Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2017 09:06:30 GMT Subject: Re: Partnership with Git Message-ID: <0395A5E73B8742C9993482F719DE160A@datasoft.local> In-Reply-To: Dov, Junio, Konstantin Thank you for answering. Your information helped me! And thank you Git Community for so quick and clear replies. We wish you all the best from Devart team =) Best regards Nikita Malikov Best regards Nikita Malikov -------------------------------------------------- From: "Junio C Hamano" Sent: 21 February, 2017 21:04 To: "Dov Grobgeld" Cc: "Nikita Malikov" ; "Konstantin Khomoutov" ; Subject: Re: Partnership with Git > Dov Grobgeld writes: > >> As git is free software, you are free to use it in any way you see fit, >> as >> long as you adhere to its licensing terms, and to the copyright >> restrictions on using the term "git". Thus there is no need to ask >> permission and there does not on the git side exist any entity interested >> in "cross marketing activities". > > s/copyright/trademark/. > > As one of Software Freedom Conservancy projects, I suspect that the > Git PLC git@sfconservancy.org may be the closest to such "entity" > that represents open source Git community's interest to the outside > world with help from lawyers. > > Not that I think Git PLC is interested in such a cross marketting > arrangement, but if Devart wants to advertise on their webpage > saying "we support Git by making contributions to SFC" or something > like that, they are the people to talk to. >