From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Stefano Lattarini Subject: Re: [PATCH] README: Git is released under the GPLv2, not just "the GPL" Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2012 20:22:50 +0100 Message-ID: <50CCCE0A.40305@gmail.com> References: <966a27bab02e7deb41ad2268800bfd4a53279a8f.1355499408.git.stefano.lattarini@gmail.com> <7vhanntchw.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org> <7v38z7tb7q.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: git@vger.kernel.org To: Junio C Hamano X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Sat Dec 15 20:23:30 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 1TjxKZ-0000qj-Rl for gcvg-git-2@plane.gmane.org; Sat, 15 Dec 2012 20:23:28 +0100 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751337Ab2LOTXD (ORCPT ); Sat, 15 Dec 2012 14:23:03 -0500 Received: from mail-bk0-f46.google.com ([209.85.214.46]:61930 "EHLO mail-bk0-f46.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750983Ab2LOTXC (ORCPT ); Sat, 15 Dec 2012 14:23:02 -0500 Received: by mail-bk0-f46.google.com with SMTP id q16so2205028bkw.19 for ; Sat, 15 Dec 2012 11:23:01 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=message-id:date:from:mime-version:to:cc:subject:references :in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=UuYBnYqITc5Mwp1/E8zNNLpgNQ0W/nb3bkFVWlsr1xk=; b=BffmplAhvfMKslG6BRxYtOzwo1ewMxhDEusYezUJTgY3T6EJ2CVncOl/dukx+wtHVf G+QdeGTc3mvaL5ulQbLH2gOLv3A+qCc9NWGsSirVhdI4VALhL8u6nnPQy9R582I9Vfcy mFO9rm0hXHZGn5Pt3eWOGDBJw/lwbo+n3Jdokd7KvY2bUeQzSUZWXUnhUvkkekaGt3MV t2v/IPQTqgFUusYCb6G58eNCGN5L7O9OyGRx/3+R2rZANvrgb12FmmmR2iXhEFIXOBhq POhDtI90GHHx3ZsHsed4M7WyGZnNqGLfhxV8a3zQzmAbCftHQBFS3CX9j31/EytH6Ii6 L1Xw== Received: by 10.204.12.220 with SMTP id y28mr4314230bky.112.1355599380814; Sat, 15 Dec 2012 11:23:00 -0800 (PST) Received: from [192.168.178.21] (host137-94-dynamic.4-87-r.retail.telecomitalia.it. [87.4.94.137]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id q22sm6715262bkv.16.2012.12.15.11.22.58 (version=SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Sat, 15 Dec 2012 11:23:00 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <7v38z7tb7q.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org> Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: On 12/15/2012 07:35 PM, Junio C Hamano wrote: > Junio C Hamano writes: > >> Stefano Lattarini writes: >> >>> And this is clearly stressed by Linus in the COPYING file. So make it >>> clear in the README as well, to avoid possible misunderstandings. >>> >>> Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini >>> --- >> >> I have nothing against this patch, but I am curious if you saw any >> misunderstandings in the real world, or if you are merely trying to >> avoid "possible" ones. >> Only playing safe against "possible" misunderstandings, especially now that the GPLv3 has taken root and has supplanted the v2 in several projects (e.g., Perl, and obviously most GNU packages). >>> README | 7 ++++--- >>> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) >>> >>> diff --git a/README b/README >>> index d2690ec..c50e6f4 100644 >>> --- a/README >>> +++ b/README >>> @@ -19,9 +19,10 @@ Git is a fast, scalable, distributed revision control system with an >>> unusually rich command set that provides both high-level operations >>> and full access to internals. >>> >>> -Git is an Open Source project covered by the GNU General Public License. >>> -It was originally written by Linus Torvalds with help of a group of >>> -hackers around the net. It is currently maintained by Junio C Hamano. >>> +Git is an Open Source project covered by the GNU General Public License >>> +(version 2). It was originally written by Linus Torvalds with help >>> +of a group of hackers around the net. It is currently maintained by >>> +Junio C Hamano. >>> >>> Please read the file INSTALL for installation instructions. > > The project as a whole is GPLv2, and inclusion of pieces licensed > under different but compatible terms does not change it, but we may > want to do this instead. > > I am just one of the "group of hackers around the net" in the > context of this overview, so I think it is OK to drop that > "currently maintained by" bit. The audience of this document does > not have to find out and interact with the maintainer. > > diff --git a/README b/README > index d2690ec..c365e3c 100644 > --- a/README > +++ b/README > @@ -19,9 +19,10 @@ Git is a fast, scalable, distributed revision control system with an > unusually rich command set that provides both high-level operations > and full access to internals. > > -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? > It was originally written by Linus Torvalds with help of a group of > -hackers around the net. It is currently maintained by Junio C Hamano. > +hackers around the net. > > Please read the file INSTALL for installation instructions. > Thanks, Stefano