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Re: [ANNOUNCE] Java Git (aka jgit) has switched to 3-clause BSD

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Martin Langhoff <martin.langhoff@gmail.com>
Date
May 27, 2008, 00:13 UTC
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On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 11:44 AM, Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org> wrote:
> So in all time these users have added a total of 14 lines between
> them.  Out of 122,576 total added lines.  It amounts to only 0.011%
> of the total contribution.  In the US a change this small may not
> even be copyrightable.

It'd be nice to hear from them, but I looks fair to me to say that those contributors - while very valuable - cannot hold the project back.

Don't personally use jgit or Eclipse but the porting projects (jgit, msysgit) are fantastic. Thanks!

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Message 8 of 18 in “[ANNOUNCE] Java Git (aka jgit) has switched to 3-clause BSD”
  1. Shawn O. PearceMay 26, 2008
  2. Vegard NossumMay 26, 2008
  3. Johannes SchindelinMay 26, 2008
  4. Vegard NossumMay 26, 2008
  5. Johannes SchindelinMay 26, 2008
  6. Chris FreyMay 26, 2008
  7. Shawn O. PearceMay 26, 2008
  8. Martin LanghoffMay 27, 2008
  9. Roger C. SoaresMay 27, 2008
  10. Shawn O. PearceMay 29, 2008
  11. Roger C. SoaresMay 30, 2008
  12. Jakub NarebskiMay 27, 2008
  13. Florian KöberleMay 27, 2008
  14. Shawn O. PearceMay 28, 2008
  15. Robin RosenbergJun 7, 2008
  16. Shawn O. PearceJun 7, 2008
  17. Robin RosenbergJun 9, 2008
  18. Philippe OmbredanneJun 10, 2008

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