Re: [msysGit] [FYI][PATCH] Customizing the WinGit installer

From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date: Oct 6, 2008, 15:23 UTC
Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.1.00.0810061718240.22125@pacific.mpi-cbg.de.mpi-cbg.de>
In-Reply-To: <20081006141840.GO10360@machine.or.cz>

Hi,

On Mon, 6 Oct 2008, Petr Baudis wrote:

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>   Hi,
> 
> On Mon, Oct 06, 2008 at 04:22:08PM +0200, Johannes Schindelin wrote:
> > On Fri, 3 Oct 2008, Petr Baudis wrote:
> > 
> > > -InfoBeforeFile=gpl-2.0.rtf
> > 
> > I'd rather keep it in, especially in a corporate environment.
> 
>   why? How is it relevant for the users?

To give them an idea about their _rights_. Because they are entitled by the GPL to get -- in source -- the changes that were done to that particular distributions.

Speaking from experience, companies usually do not want to tell you about your rights with regard to free software.

And in this case, I have a personal interest. I feel that my efforts to the msysGit project are not really rewarded. People like to use it, but they hardly give anything back (you being a very notable exception).

Ciao, Dscho