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

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Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
May 26, 2008, 10:08 UTC
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Hi,
On Mon, 26 May 2008, Vegard Nossum wrote:
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> On Mon, May 26, 2008 at 6:46 AM, Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org> wrote:
> > As of 53a2cc3 the jgit library (a 100% pure Java implementation
> > of git) is now licensed under a 3-clause (new-style) BSD license.
> > The change was done with a Perl script to rewrite all source code
> > headers within the org.spearce.jgit package.  Copyright information
> > was updated based upon the output of git-blame.
> 
> I previously read about this transition from GPL to BSD.
> 
> IANAL, but isn't the current version a derivative of the older
> version, meaning that you need to take all authors into account when
> doing this switch, and not just the authors of the _current_ code?
> 
> (Or did you get a consent from all previous authors as well as current 
> authors?)

He did. That is what is written in the thread that Shawn explicitely stated in the part that you did _not_ quote.

I also have to wonder why you chose a total technical non-issue, that does not really concern you (because you are noone of said authors), for your first post (at least that I am aware of) to this list.

Ciao, Dscho

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  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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