# Quick Question 3 messages from 2012-03-01 to 2012-03-01. Participants: Max Lucchetti, Junio C Hamano. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/29802 ## Max Lucchetti, 2012-03-01 19:00 Subject: Quick Question Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/F0482166E5DED147A785422B0FCBD3F1172AA2A2E0%40itsMAIL01.its.bldrdoc.gov ``` I wanted to confirm that your product "Git" is free for the US government to use? If you cannot answer this question, would you know who could? Thank you very much for your time, Max Lucchetti ``` ## Junio C Hamano, 2012-03-01 19:35 Subject: Re: Quick Question Message-ID: <7vk434m7vv.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/7vk434m7vv.fsf%40alter.siamese.dyndns.org In-Reply-To: ``` Max Lucchetti writes: > I wanted to confirm that your product "Git" is free for the US > government to use? As far as _we_ are concerned, anybody should be able to use it for free (as both in "libre" and in "gratis" sense); it is licensed under GPLv2 and the copy of the license is found in COPYING file. Some part is licensed under BSD license, but that shouldn't change the picture. Having said that we are in no position of knowing if the branch of the US goverment you work for has its own restriction regarding its software procurement process (e.g. "It has to be produced by an ISO 14000 certified facility"). So... > If you cannot answer this question, would you know who could? ...if this is a legal inquiry, only _your_ lawyer can answer it. ``` ## Max Lucchetti, 2012-03-01 19:45 Subject: RE: Quick Question Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/F0482166E5DED147A785422B0FCBD3F1172AA2A2EE%40itsMAIL01.its.bldrdoc.gov In-Reply-To: <7vk434m7vv.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org> ``` Got it! Thanks again for your time. -Max -----Original Message----- From: Junio C Hamano [mailto:gitster@pobox.com] Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2012 12:36 PM To: Max Lucchetti Cc: git@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Quick Question Max Lucchetti writes: > I wanted to confirm that your product "Git" is free for the US > government to use? As far as _we_ are concerned, anybody should be able to use it for free (as both in "libre" and in "gratis" sense); it is licensed under GPLv2 and the copy of the license is found in COPYING file. Some part is licensed under BSD license, but that shouldn't change the picture. Having said that we are in no position of knowing if the branch of the US goverment you work for has its own restriction regarding its software procurement process (e.g. "It has to be produced by an ISO 14000 certified facility"). So... > If you cannot answer this question, would you know who could? ...if this is a legal inquiry, only _your_ lawyer can answer it. ```