any way to re-release git's block sha1 implementation under a different license?

Liu Liu· Dec 7, 2012, 07:51 UTC · lore

Hi,

I am reaching out because in my personal project ( https://github.com/liuliu/ccv ), I used the block sha1 implementation ( https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/block-sha1/sha1.c) in git. It is a fast, generalized and standalone implementation, however, since it is a part of git, it is under GPL license. Is there any possibilities for the original author/authors to release this particular piece of code under BSD / MIT or Apache license? Thanks!

--- Liu Liu http://liuliu.me http://facebook.com/liu.ll

Pyeron, Jason J CTR (US)· Dec 7, 2012, 14:39 UTC · re: Liu Liu · lore

RE: any way to re-release git's block sha1 implementation under a different license?

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Liu Liu
> Sent: Friday, December 07, 2012 2:52 AM
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I am reaching out because in my personal project (
> https://github.com/liuliu/ccv
> ), I used the block sha1 implementation (
> https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/block-sha1/sha1.c) in git. It is
> a
> fast, generalized and standalone implementation, however, since it is a
> part of git, it is under GPL license. Is there any possibilities for
> the
> original author/authors to release this particular piece of code under
> BSD
> / MIT or Apache license? Thanks!

Worse comes to worse, use the Mozilla code it was based on. Assumption is that the original code was under the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozilla_Public_License

-Jason