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 10:07:55 -0800 Message-ID: <7vhanntchw.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org> References: <966a27bab02e7deb41ad2268800bfd4a53279a8f.1355499408.git.stefano.lattarini@gmail.com> 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 19:08:21 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 1Tjw9n-0002Zt-Ub for gcvg-git-2@plane.gmane.org; Sat, 15 Dec 2012 19:08:16 +0100 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751640Ab2LOSH6 (ORCPT ); Sat, 15 Dec 2012 13:07:58 -0500 Received: from b-pb-sasl-quonix.pobox.com ([208.72.237.35]:57117 "EHLO smtp.pobox.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750795Ab2LOSH6 (ORCPT ); Sat, 15 Dec 2012 13:07:58 -0500 Received: from smtp.pobox.com (unknown [127.0.0.1]) by b-sasl-quonix.pobox.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id C7C72A3BB; Sat, 15 Dec 2012 13:07:57 -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=WXDDhB5W3MCOXxIY8sv3iTgBui4=; b=Hs3T+H ynAXoDRTS/B0EtN0pLbTpPwXf8fLNjjUjxRoX1iT700AQ8WOgUJSs+/wepemZLwv KsMU/4x+Klm2EZCXmjITpPldF6f9/Vt+zC+CEki790GnKDhasWKNPlacARXmu/7l heVZ6PNSltI2pbAZh8soSKD0ODXHpsP38vAZQ= 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=oc3uFmAt+DDTcbT4BmYU8T1kA7+Vx+N+ p1SG3OaCWObXfgmgEUE/32LFzhr8X5OtVIrI6nhRsA8gVOrzmTuzhWtfb3FH2lOn vvhByRVuDMFL1FWAvuvXynYa79IlA0AztWSn6GGILEwEI3kx6sn9sXYICFOHX66A sPVPZxokWAo= Received: from b-pb-sasl-quonix.pobox.com (unknown [127.0.0.1]) by b-sasl-quonix.pobox.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id B359EA3BA; Sat, 15 Dec 2012 13:07:57 -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 194FAA3B7; Sat, 15 Dec 2012 13:07:57 -0500 (EST) In-Reply-To: <966a27bab02e7deb41ad2268800bfd4a53279a8f.1355499408.git.stefano.lattarini@gmail.com> (Stefano Lattarini's message of "Fri, 14 Dec 2012 16:37:47 +0100") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.2 (gnu/linux) X-Pobox-Relay-ID: 5A999FC8-46E2-11E2-BDC2-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: 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.