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Re: Java Git (aka jgit) library switching license to BSD/EPL

From
Robin Rosenberg <robin.rosenberg@dewire.com>
Date
May 9, 2008, 07:20 UTC
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<200805090920.50718.robin.rosenberg@dewire.com>
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<20080509021158.GA29038@spearce.org>
fredagen den 9 maj 2008 04.11.58 skrev Shawn O. Pearce:
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> The Java Git library (also known as "jgit"[*1*]) is a 100% pure Java
> implementation of a data access library for the Git on-disk data
> structures, as well as a re-implementation of some commonly used
> application functions such as history graph traversal/visualization
> and network transport (fetch).
>
> Since its inception on March 6, 2006 jgit has been under the
> GPLv2 license.  To make the library available to a wider audience
> (including but not limited to the Eclipse Git plugin, numerous
> Apache projects such as Ant/Maven, the Netbeans IDE, etc.) we are
> switching to a dual license between a 3-clause BSD (the EDL[*2*])
> and the EPL[*3*].
I confirm this is fine with me.
-- robin
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  1. Shawn O. PearceMay 9, 2008
  2. Dave WatsonMay 9, 2008
  3. Daniel BarkalowMay 9, 2008
  4. Robin RosenbergMay 9, 2008
  5. Johannes SchindelinMay 9, 2008
  6. Nicolas PitreMay 9, 2008
  7. Shawn O. PearceMay 9, 2008

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