From: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
To: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] README: Git is released under the GPLv2, not just "the GPL"
Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2012 20:58:08 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <50CCD650.40303@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <7vhannrtot.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org>
On 12/15/2012 08:39 PM, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> On 12/15/2012 07:35 PM, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>>> ...
>>> -Git is an Open Source project covered by the GNU General Public License.
>>> +Git is an Open Source project covered by the GNU General Public
>>> +License version 2 (some parts of it are under different licenses).
>>>
>> Maybe you could be even more explicit ans state "some parts of it are
>> under different licenses, compatible with the GPLv2". But maybe this
>> is just overkill?
>
> I personally do not think it is an overkill; because this "clarify
> that we are version 2", followed by "not everything is, but as a
> whole it is still GPLv2" is in the end about covering our ass, it is
> better to be as clear as possible without making it into a novel.
>
Well, if you put it this way :-) I agree that it's better be safe
than be sorry.
Thanks,
Stefano
prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-12-15 19:58 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-12-14 15:37 [PATCH] README: Git is released under the GPLv2, not just "the GPL" Stefano Lattarini
2012-12-15 18:07 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-12-15 18:35 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-12-15 19:22 ` Stefano Lattarini
2012-12-15 19:39 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-12-15 19:58 ` Stefano Lattarini [this message]
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