Re: Proposal/Discussion: Turning parts of Git into libraries

> I am uncertain about this, from a licensing standpoint. Typically,
> when one links in a library from one project, the license from that
> project may inherit into your own project. AFAIK, GPLv3 has this
> implied provision - I do not think it is explicit, but the implication
> seems to be there. Making git libraries has the potential to cause
> git's license rights to be incorporated into other products. I am
> suggesting that we would need to tread carefully in this area. Using
> someone else's DLL is not so bad, as the code is not bound together,
> but may also cause ambiguities depending on whether the licenses are
> conflicting or not. I am not suggesting that this is a bad idea, just
> one that should be handled carefully.