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[RFC] squelch log4j inquiries

From
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Dec 23, 2021, 23:52 UTC
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I wonder if we should do something like this, for limited time like a few months or so, so that we have something prominently shown at places like https://github.com/git/git/

Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
---
 README.md | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
diff --git c/README.md w/README.md
index f6f43e78de..76e99fe5bb 100644
--- c/README.md
+++ w/README.md
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ Git is a fast, scalable, distributed revision control system with an
 unusually rich command set that provides both high-level operations
 and full access to internals.
 
+No part of Git is written in Java, hence it is not susceptible to
+the log4j vulnerability that has been causing sensation recently.
+
 Git is an Open Source project covered by the GNU General Public
 License version 2 (some parts of it are under different licenses,
 compatible with the GPLv2). It was originally written by Linus
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  1. Junio C HamanoDec 23, 2021
  2. rsbecker@nexbridge.comDec 24, 2021
  3. Junio C HamanoDec 25, 2021
  4. Philip OakleyDec 24, 2021

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