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 20:58:08 +0100 Message-ID: <50CCD650.40303@gmail.com> References: <966a27bab02e7deb41ad2268800bfd4a53279a8f.1355499408.git.stefano.lattarini@gmail.com> <7vhanntchw.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org> <7v38z7tb7q.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org> <50CCCE0A.40305@gmail.com> <7vhannrtot.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 20:58:34 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 1TjxsU-0000my-Ki for gcvg-git-2@plane.gmane.org; Sat, 15 Dec 2012 20:58:30 +0100 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751549Ab2LOT6N (ORCPT ); Sat, 15 Dec 2012 14:58:13 -0500 Received: from mail-bk0-f46.google.com ([209.85.214.46]:48596 "EHLO mail-bk0-f46.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751093Ab2LOT6N (ORCPT ); Sat, 15 Dec 2012 14:58:13 -0500 Received: by mail-bk0-f46.google.com with SMTP id q16so2210374bkw.19 for ; Sat, 15 Dec 2012 11:58:11 -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=tJZ6PF4zNV1KvjzwjTQQiXyy0V4qoceMYiEcaEquz5s=; b=Ku6KCVGsAARku90t7sLYReZu6wwqzBK+c9tSudCsIgJ146l6cBsqVvxbP1nD/wdPHk Cj0WEeFucDD13PjceGn1+ikriDRzOseqj7sapiBGdfNQDEtydiBpaLZ5BSHtlpv8acre NEdp9S0BlXy4y6c8TXxhvuyhTW+c+TuvmKnAfuUQtogQeLeOt1qQpEdpUuWEGW0wqwGO Ij2JOGe5f26zvvD9Gu14J8EQAWk33nKB2aGSW3eJWk/aVAsHd+9TXTf7/dKAv/n3v1Pe gfxKc5zjjbqI2Ey0QQHdiJP2nfDEAfzsRzUsQAxRPFL4BNlUs7M42PM1B8O09WEuKX+n e/1Q== Received: by 10.204.11.208 with SMTP id u16mr4344960bku.81.1355601491637; Sat, 15 Dec 2012 11:58:11 -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 r16sm6703561bkv.3.2012.12.15.11.58.09 (version=SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Sat, 15 Dec 2012 11:58:10 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <7vhannrtot.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 08:39 PM, Junio C Hamano wrote: > Stefano Lattarini 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