From: Junio C Hamano Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2012 18:35:37 GMT Subject: Re: [PATCH] README: Git is released under the GPLv2, not just "the GPL" Message-ID: <7v38z7tb7q.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org> In-Reply-To: <7vhanntchw.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org> Junio C Hamano writes: > Stefano Lattarini writes: > >> And this is clearly stressed by Linus in the COPYING file. So make it >> clear in the README as well, to avoid possible misunderstandings. >> >> Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini >> --- > > I have nothing against this patch, but I am curious if you saw any > misunderstandings in the real world, or if you are merely trying to > avoid "possible" ones. > >> README | 7 ++++--- >> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) >> >> diff --git a/README b/README >> index d2690ec..c50e6f4 100644 >> --- a/README >> +++ b/README >> @@ -19,9 +19,10 @@ Git is a fast, scalable, distributed revision control system with an >> unusually rich command set that provides both high-level operations >> and full access to internals. >> >> -Git is an Open Source project covered by the GNU General Public License. >> -It was originally written by Linus Torvalds with help of a group of >> -hackers around the net. It is currently maintained by Junio C Hamano. >> +Git is an Open Source project covered by the GNU General Public License >> +(version 2). It was originally written by Linus Torvalds with help >> +of a group of hackers around the net. It is currently maintained by >> +Junio C Hamano. >> >> Please read the file INSTALL for installation instructions. The project as a whole is GPLv2, and inclusion of pieces licensed under different but compatible terms does not change it, but we may want to do this instead. I am just one of the "group of hackers around the net" in the context of this overview, so I think it is OK to drop that "currently maintained by" bit. The audience of this document does not have to find out and interact with the maintainer. diff --git a/README b/README index d2690ec..c365e3c 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -19,9 +19,10 @@ Git is a fast, scalable, distributed revision control system with an unusually rich command set that provides both high-level operations and full access to internals. -Git is an Open Source project covered by the GNU General Public License. +Git is an Open Source project covered by the GNU General Public +License version 2 (some parts of it are under different licenses). It was originally written by Linus Torvalds with help of a group of -hackers around the net. It is currently maintained by Junio C Hamano. +hackers around the net. Please read the file INSTALL for installation instructions. -- 1.8.1.rc1.148.gfac1be9