From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Junio C Hamano Subject: Re: [PATCH] README: Git is released under the GPLv2, not just "the GPL" Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2012 10:35:37 -0800 Message-ID: <7v38z7tb7q.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org> References: <966a27bab02e7deb41ad2268800bfd4a53279a8f.1355499408.git.stefano.lattarini@gmail.com> <7vhanntchw.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: git@vger.kernel.org To: Stefano Lattarini X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Sat Dec 15 19:36:05 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 1Tjwai-0006YN-I6 for gcvg-git-2@plane.gmane.org; Sat, 15 Dec 2012 19:36:04 +0100 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1752095Ab2LOSfm (ORCPT ); Sat, 15 Dec 2012 13:35:42 -0500 Received: from b-pb-sasl-quonix.pobox.com ([208.72.237.35]:42798 "EHLO smtp.pobox.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750995Ab2LOSfk (ORCPT ); Sat, 15 Dec 2012 13:35:40 -0500 Received: from smtp.pobox.com (unknown [127.0.0.1]) by b-sasl-quonix.pobox.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1BA18AF33; Sat, 15 Dec 2012 13:35:40 -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=ErhG2BL+7PfuvEG97EmtzUFI/lc=; b=qmF/4C ej8aCMJAVhetOXOtZ/LtdlVeHPyWMXr6HbORz80HlwK0KFrZBZq/b7C0qRY/9uu6 OKXkgNheUu33fq72HbcBZo2vuO6Q5/5/77dNVH2b84Pmi6kFcMncPb3f5YNHGWN9 qKL9yElbNl2ui2Bv1lA7aBS7+O0VpyTJ7Jkkk= 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=k1nDbcRsVuGhWRTfR0tqTzf55TomhrR1 vpE+Vw7rlZMtBFfVIRsnxijQXigRkhpcdSpVASEd3+1LrxQ5XFRn+bJT8I01fyAm 9BnE4nOkZTvEMSIZIwogWKNGwVC+ZIENlOGieQfJdQUAl55QOnss9grCrMrbeqe1 PE2O4POWdQg= Received: from b-pb-sasl-quonix.pobox.com (unknown [127.0.0.1]) by b-sasl-quonix.pobox.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 07C8EAF32; Sat, 15 Dec 2012 13:35:40 -0500 (EST) Received: from pobox.com (unknown [98.234.214.94]) (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 58C29AF30; Sat, 15 Dec 2012 13:35:39 -0500 (EST) In-Reply-To: <7vhanntchw.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org> (Junio C. Hamano's message of "Sat, 15 Dec 2012 10:07:55 -0800") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.2 (gnu/linux) X-Pobox-Relay-ID: 39626E94-46E6-11E2-A102-F0CE2E706CDE-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: 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. > >> 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). 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. -- 1.8.1.rc1.148.gfac1be9