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Hello question on Git for Windows 2.43.0 - GUID and/or SWID tag for this title

Subject: Hello question on Git for Windows 2.43.0 - GUID and/or SWID tag for this title

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Christian Castro· Feb 2, 2024, 18:57 UTC · lore

Hello Git for Windows,

I have a question on the GUID and/or SWID tag for Git for Windows 2.43.0.

Can you tell me where in the product the GUID and/or SWID tag would be stored in Windows for Git for Windows 2.43.0? Our scanning software has detected both 2.39.2 and 2.43.0 on the same Windows but this is not so, only 2.43.0 is installed. This was an upgrade from 2.39.2 though so not sure if that is messed up the results somehow.

I've looked in C:\ProgramData and there are no regid folders not regid.xyz files exist for this product (for the SWID tag).

The Windows registry also does not have a GUID information for this product located under: HKLM\Software\GitForWindows HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Git_is1

If you've included a GUID and/or SWID tag for your product somewhere in the installation process, can you please tell me where these are stored under Windows so I can fix? I'd appreciate it.

Thank you,

Christian Castro
Sr. Systems Administrator
Office:  301-628-3551
DLHcorp.com

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Kristoffer Haugsbakk· Feb 2, 2024, 19:16 UTC · re: Christian Castro · lore

Re: Hello question on Git for Windows 2.43.0 - GUID and/or SWID tag for this title

Hi

On Fri, Feb 2, 2024, at 19:57, Christian Castro wrote:

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> Hello Git for Windows,
>
>
> I have a question on the GUID and/or SWID tag for Git for Windows
> 2.43.0.

This is the Git For Windows repository: https://github.com/git-for-windows/git

This is the mailing list: https://groups.google.com/g/git-for-windows

Just saying that they might be more responsive there.

Matthias Aßhauer· Feb 10, 2024, 07:40 UTC · re: Christian Castro · lore

Re: Hello question on Git for Windows 2.43.0 - GUID and/or SWID tag for this title

On Fri, 2 Feb 2024, Christian Castro wrote:

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> Hello Git for Windows,
>
>
> I have a question on the GUID and/or SWID tag for Git for Windows 2.43.0.
>
> Can you tell me where in the product the GUID and/or SWID tag would be stored in Windows for Git for Windows 2.43.0?
> Our scanning software has detected both 2.39.2 and 2.43.0 on the same Windows but this is not so, only 2.43.0 is installed.
> This was an upgrade from 2.39.2 though so not sure if that is messed up the results somehow.
>
> I've looked in C:\ProgramData and there are no regid folders not regid.xyz files exist for this product (for the SWID tag).
>
> The Windows registry also does not have a GUID information for this product located under:
> HKLM\Software\GitForWindows
> HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Git_is1
>
>
> If you've included a GUID and/or SWID tag for your product somewhere in the installation process, can you please tell me where these are stored under Windows so I can fix? I'd appreciate it.
>

Neither of those things really exist in Git for Windows. Well there are GUIDs, but no GUID that is used in the way you'd expect from an MSI installer.

The Git for Windows installer is an innosetup based EXE installer. Innosetup doesn't have these concepts. There have been efforts to introduce an MSI installer over the years, but they've all fizzled out.

As for SWID tags, you're the first person to mention them in almost 15 years of ISO/IEC 19770-2 existing.

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>
> Thank you,
>
> Christian Castro
> Sr. Systems Administrator
> Office:  301-628-3551
> DLHcorp.com
>
>
>
> ****WARNING**** This email message (including any attachments) are to be treated as confidential/proprietary and may contain copyrighted or other legally protected information. It is intended only for the addressee(s) identified above. If you are not the addressee(s), or an employee or agent of the addressee(s), please note that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this information in error, please destroy the information and notify the sender of the error. Thank you.
>

Christian Castro· Feb 15, 2024, 21:40 UTC · re: Matthias Aßhauer · lore

RE: Hello question on Git for Windows 2.43.0 - GUID and/or SWID tag for this title

Hello Matthias,

Thank you for your reply.

Question: Are you a Git for Windows developer, open-source contributor or ? I ask because I will contact the manufacturer of our inventory product and provide them your feedback. But I'd like to know what your role is with Git for Windows for as of now I just have a reply from someone named Matthias from a live.de email domain. I hope you understand. Truly no offense meant on my part.

Therefore, please let me know what your role is with Git for Windows so I can send this feedback accordingly and continue working on with our software inventory vendor on the issue.

Best regards,

Christian

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To: Christian Castro <christian.castro@dlhcorp.com>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Hello question on Git for Windows 2.43.0 - GUID and/or SWID tag for this title

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On Fri, 2 Feb 2024, Christian Castro wrote:

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> Hello Git for Windows,
>
>
> I have a question on the GUID and/or SWID tag for Git for Windows 2.43.0.
>
> Can you tell me where in the product the GUID and/or SWID tag would be stored in Windows for Git for Windows 2.43.0?
> Our scanning software has detected both 2.39.2 and 2.43.0 on the same Windows but this is not so, only 2.43.0 is installed.
> This was an upgrade from 2.39.2 though so not sure if that is messed up the results somehow.
>
> I've looked in C:\ProgramData and there are no regid folders not regid.xyz files exist for this product (for the SWID tag).
>
> The Windows registry also does not have a GUID information for this product located under:
> HKLM\Software\GitForWindows
> HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Git_is1
>
>
> If you've included a GUID and/or SWID tag for your product somewhere in the installation process, can you please tell me where these are stored under Windows so I can fix? I'd appreciate it.
>

Neither of those things really exist in Git for Windows. Well there are GUIDs, but no GUID that is used in the way you'd expect from an MSI installer.

As for SWID tags, you're the first person to mention them in almost 15 years of ISO/IEC 19770-2 existing.

Show 12 quoted lines

>
> Thank you,
>
> Christian Castro
> Sr. Systems Administrator
> Office:  301-628-3551
> DLHcorp.com
>
>
>
> ****WARNING**** This email message (including any attachments) are to be treated as confidential/proprietary and may contain copyrighted or other legally protected information. It is intended only for the addressee(s) identified above. If you are not the addressee(s), or an employee or agent of the addressee(s), please note that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this information in error, please destroy the information and notify the sender of the error. Thank you.
>

****WARNING**** This email message (including any attachments) are to be treated as confidential/proprietary and may contain copyrighted or other legally protected information. It is intended only for the addressee(s) identified above. If you are not the addressee(s), or an employee or agent of the addressee(s), please note that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this information in error, please destroy the information and notify the sender of the error. Thank you.

Konstantin Khomoutov· Feb 16, 2024, 11:00 UTC · re: Christian Castro · lore

Re: Hello question on Git for Windows 2.43.0 - GUID and/or SWID tag for this title

On Thu, Feb 15, 2024 at 09:40:47PM +0000, Christian Castro wrote:

>>> I have a question on the GUID and/or SWID tag for Git for Windows 2.43.0.

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> Question: Are you a Git for Windows developer, open-source contributor or?
> I ask because I will contact the manufacturer of our inventory product and
> provide them your feedback. But I'd like to know what your role is with Git
> for Windows for as of now I just have a reply from someone named Matthias
> from a live.de email domain. I hope you understand. Truly no offense meant
> on my part.
> 
> Therefore, please let me know what your role is with Git for Windows so I
> can send this feedback accordingly and continue working on with our software
> inventory vendor on the issue.

I would say the chief Git-for-Windows maintainer is Johannes Schindelin [1]. But prodding him directly would be impolite: after all, GfW is a F/OSS project, so none of the folks participating in its development is oblidged to answer any questions as them are not bound by terms of any contract with the enterprise you're acting on behalf of - as no such contract exists (please take no offence - I'm just clearing things up).

So, I would recommend to ask on GfW's Github Discussions [2] or on the GfW's dedicated mailing list [3].

 1. https://github.com/dscho
 2. https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/discussions
 3. https://groups.google.com/g/git-for-windows/

Johannes Schindelin· Feb 18, 2024, 22:06 UTC · re: Konstantin Khomoutov · lore

Re: Hello question on Git for Windows 2.43.0 - GUID and/or SWID tag for this title

Hi,

On Fri, 16 Feb 2024, Konstantin Khomoutov wrote:

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> On Thu, Feb 15, 2024 at 09:40:47PM +0000, Christian Castro wrote:
>
> >>> I have a question on the GUID and/or SWID tag for Git for Windows 2.43.0.
>
> > Question: Are you a Git for Windows developer, open-source contributor or?
> > I ask because I will contact the manufacturer of our inventory product and
> > provide them your feedback. But I'd like to know what your role is with Git
> > for Windows for as of now I just have a reply from someone named Matthias
> > from a live.de email domain. I hope you understand. Truly no offense meant
> > on my part.
> >
> > Therefore, please let me know what your role is with Git for Windows so I
> > can send this feedback accordingly and continue working on with our software
> > inventory vendor on the issue.
>
> I would say the chief Git-for-Windows maintainer is Johannes Schindelin [1].

It is: https://gitforwindows.org/governance-model.html

Matthias Aßhauer is a trusted Git for Windows contributor with write permissions on the repositories, so what he says has a ton of weight.

Ciao, Johannes

Kristoffer Haugsbakk· Feb 22, 2024, 13:35 UTC · re: Johannes Schindelin · lore

Re: Hello question on Git for Windows 2.43.0 - GUID and/or SWID tag for this title

On Sun, Feb 18, 2024, at 23:06, Johannes Schindelin wrote:

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> Hi,
>
> On Fri, 16 Feb 2024, Konstantin Khomoutov wrote:
>
>> On Thu, Feb 15, 2024 at 09:40:47PM +0000, Christian Castro wrote:
>>
>> >>> I have a question on the GUID and/or SWID tag for Git for Windows 2.43.0.
>>
>> > Question: Are you a Git for Windows developer, open-source contributor or?
>> > I ask because I will contact the manufacturer of our inventory product and
>> > provide them your feedback. But I'd like to know what your role is with Git
>> > for Windows for as of now I just have a reply from someone named Matthias
>> > from a live.de email domain. I hope you understand. Truly no offense meant
>> > on my part.
>> >
>> > Therefore, please let me know what your role is with Git for Windows so I
>> > can send this feedback accordingly and continue working on with our software
>> > inventory vendor on the issue.
>>
>> I would say the chief Git-for-Windows maintainer is Johannes Schindelin [1].
>
> It is: https://gitforwindows.org/governance-model.html
>
> Matthias Aßhauer is a trusted Git for Windows contributor with write
> permissions on the repositories, so what he says has a ton of weight.
>
> Ciao,
> Johannes

The CC to Christian Castro got lost in one of the replies. I’m just adding it back.

Christian: here is the whole thread: https://lore.kernel.org/git/LV8PR13MB6560538530A2A7D1C1FD89C19C422@LV8PR13MB6560.namprd13.prod.outlook.com/

-- 
Kristoffer Haugsbakk

Konstantin Khomoutov· Feb 16, 2024, 12:56 UTC · re: Christian Castro · lore

Re: Hello question on Git for Windows 2.43.0 - GUID and/or SWID tag for this title

[...]

> Therefore, please let me know what your role is with Git for Windows so I
> can send this feedback accordingly and continue working on with our software
> inventory vendor on the issue.

[...]

> So, I would recommend to ask on GfW's Github Discussions [2] or on the
> GfW's dedicated mailing list [3].

[...]

>  2. https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/discussions
>  3. https://groups.google.com/g/git-for-windows/

To make things maybe a bit more clear: this very list our discussion is taking place is dedicated to the development of the "core" Git, and Git-for-Windows has started years ago as what one would call a continuous friendly fork of Git. May changes implemented in GfW get upstreamed into the "core" Git, but GfW still maintains a set of patches atop of Git, as well as a hefty amount of infrastructure code (because in order to properly function under Windows, Git requires lots of supporting software which presence is taken for granted on Unix-like systems but does not normally exist on Windows). Maintaining a Windows installer binary is also a task.

In other words, GfW has quite specific requirements to still be a separate, though very close, project, and because of this is has its own separate supporting infrastructure: a project and issue tracker on Github and its own communication venues. These venues are what I and someone other earlier in this discussion have pointed you at.