From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2012 19:39:30 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] README: Git is released under the GPLv2, not just "the GPL"
Message-ID: <7vhannrtot.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org>
In-Reply-To: <50CCCE0A.40305@gmail.com>

Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com> writes:

> On 12/15/2012 07:35 PM, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>> ...
>> -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).
>>
> Maybe you could be even more explicit ans state "some parts of it are
> under different licenses, compatible with the GPLv2".  But maybe this
> is just overkill?

I personally do not think it is an overkill; because this "clarify
that we are version 2", followed by "not everything is, but as a
whole it is still GPLv2" is in the end about covering our ass, it is
better to be as clear as possible without making it into a novel.