From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Junio C Hamano Subject: Re: Quick Question Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2012 11:35:48 -0800 Message-ID: <7vk434m7vv.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: "git\@vger.kernel.org" To: Max Lucchetti X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Thu Mar 01 20:35:59 2012 Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git-2@plane.gmane.org Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.180.67]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1S3BnC-0001AE-Mc for gcvg-git-2@plane.gmane.org; Thu, 01 Mar 2012 20:35:59 +0100 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1755728Ab2CATfw (ORCPT ); Thu, 1 Mar 2012 14:35:52 -0500 Received: from b-pb-sasl-quonix.pobox.com ([208.72.237.35]:50965 "EHLO smtp.pobox.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754866Ab2CATfv (ORCPT ); Thu, 1 Mar 2012 14:35:51 -0500 Received: from smtp.pobox.com (unknown [127.0.0.1]) by b-sasl-quonix.pobox.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7CB237712; Thu, 1 Mar 2012 14:35:50 -0500 (EST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed; d=pobox.com; h=from:to:cc :subject:references:date:in-reply-to:message-id:mime-version :content-type; s=sasl; bh=U7Y0BBvB2PKl/5j2ywvuzvs8Yfs=; b=iNgCG8 uJwR3SKQEHBZiW3fbwIPSHKLfrSfGsi1vYyZW1sS9AOp9RkRikS3niAEBdzgA5bo O031q8OjH02s8nvlT7axih+cQpFhWxAX5pI8puvZAcO0Nv0uGs4i8GWT2YYz7V4h 62umgKhJZIVgDYYNmgUz5v6Fe91WXRU5/yQCk= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=pobox.com; h=from:to:cc :subject:references:date:in-reply-to:message-id:mime-version :content-type; q=dns; s=sasl; b=G3hM3gTDdBHdlTY5Yemfq+LtDb9bqu2d vR8CCvtDhBk42C38iS9hy8Gt/UvNk+zCPZhiLcVBttg2dQe6tpYXip9tCxZsdaTU klITv50wa65aDsv5Hg6tCXOKBrtFHlhBO1Vj8nnd3qTBy0Qu543y4s3UxywMpiCy xOkpqHwLb3A= Received: from b-pb-sasl-quonix.pobox.com (unknown [127.0.0.1]) by b-sasl-quonix.pobox.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 73CBA7711; Thu, 1 Mar 2012 14:35:50 -0500 (EST) Received: from pobox.com (unknown [76.102.170.102]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by b-sasl-quonix.pobox.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 0C5FB770F; Thu, 1 Mar 2012 14:35:49 -0500 (EST) In-Reply-To: (Max Lucchetti's message of "Thu, 1 Mar 2012 12:00:05 -0700") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.2 (gnu/linux) X-Pobox-Relay-ID: C0244D66-63D5-11E1-AE67-9DB42E706CDE-77302942!b-pb-sasl-quonix.pobox.com Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: 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.