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Re: Could /Documentation/technical/commit-graph.txt be relicensed under a permissive license?

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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Dec 10, 2019, 22:20 UTC
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Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:
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>> What _could_ be problematic is repeating the documentation directly
>> in another permissive-licensed repository.
>
> That's my understanding as well. That said, I would not be opposed to
> some kind of statement in the documentation making our view explicit.
In principle, I do not mind that either.

But quite honestly, I cannot say that I am (or "want to be") all that sympathetic.

It takes me some effort to convince myself that it is worth for us to spend extra brain cycles even thinking about making such statements, when those who would benefit the most from such an effort are the ones who call the software we work on "contamination" and proclaim that they cannot be bothered to spend the necessary effort to comply with the license as a waste of time.

I'd be more receptive to those who are more friendly and respectful---these things tend to be mutual.

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  1. KOLANICHDec 10, 2019
  2. Junio C HamanoDec 10, 2019
  3. Derrick StoleeDec 10, 2019
  4. Jeff KingDec 10, 2019
  5. Derrick StoleeDec 10, 2019
  6. Ed MasteDec 10, 2019
  7. Junio C HamanoDec 10, 2019
  8. KOLANICHDec 11, 2019
  9. Johannes SchindelinDec 11, 2019
  10. brian m. carlsonDec 13, 2019
  11. Jakub NarebskiDec 15, 2019

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