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Re: Java Git (aka jgit) library switching license to BSD/EPL

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Nicolas Pitre <nico@cam.org>
Date
May 9, 2008, 16:26 UTC
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On Thu, 8 May 2008, Shawn O. Pearce wrote:
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> Nico, Linus, Junio, Daniel, Dscho, et.al.:
> 
>   We would appreciate it if you could provide a statement saying
>   you have no current copyright ownership interest in jgit, and that
>   you do not currently own nor invented any patents related to the
>   "Git technology" that this code might need to use to function as
>   a Git implementation.
I do not have any such copyright nor patent claims for the jgit code.

As long as the C version remains the authoritative reference implementation for protocol and data format, and any algorithmic improvements made to the jgit source can be merged back into the C version using the GPL, then I have no issue with the license used by jgit either.

Nicolas
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  1. Shawn O. PearceMay 9, 2008
  2. Dave WatsonMay 9, 2008
  3. Daniel BarkalowMay 9, 2008
  4. Robin RosenbergMay 9, 2008
  5. Johannes SchindelinMay 9, 2008
  6. Nicolas PitreMay 9, 2008
  7. Shawn O. PearceMay 9, 2008

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