From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Stefano Lattarini Subject: [PATCH] README: Git is released under the GPLv2, not just "the GPL" Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2012 16:37:47 +0100 Message-ID: <966a27bab02e7deb41ad2268800bfd4a53279a8f.1355499408.git.stefano.lattarini@gmail.com> Cc: gitster@pobox.com To: git@vger.kernel.org X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Fri Dec 14 16:38:23 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 1TjXL9-0006a1-Rh for gcvg-git-2@plane.gmane.org; Fri, 14 Dec 2012 16:38:20 +0100 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1756229Ab2LNPiC (ORCPT ); Fri, 14 Dec 2012 10:38:02 -0500 Received: from mail-bk0-f46.google.com ([209.85.214.46]:37892 "EHLO mail-bk0-f46.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1756217Ab2LNPiB (ORCPT ); Fri, 14 Dec 2012 10:38:01 -0500 Received: by mail-bk0-f46.google.com with SMTP id q16so1815711bkw.19 for ; Fri, 14 Dec 2012 07:38:00 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id:x-mailer; bh=AhNz5phyb2nb0ZnMZYQqI+wPsJh1xEQTIx50SWvb6sU=; b=pzGAlL043Wi+37beYffrMIjXO9fjoi5Mb4F8ihnV6iCIMKReiA91o2inPvH+jKxoSC kTFsaX2X9EiUWi6sw0l8krXKuC1Kvus6o2N7gbCbKkiuncfAzfyt6og4o5mSFenTQcL0 UZ/6D1aEr5E/NaQX+76QAoQC+2C3bsknfAPOWZ4+Bq3CyFG2kyIoLQZNBA/1RK0qfdG6 jTtom4gETOdK+ksPXII06D26vsOH8yN4ADo5zzQnBO3LOstkrrTLU1TggU3DFdkInq7H OHllaktsU74CGqs0flpvCHrVZytHxJz0JhzAaZCKwUYIb3L3FyaMcAAc6l/BHHnV6NCL jyrg== Received: by 10.204.127.27 with SMTP id e27mr2945835bks.126.1355499480001; Fri, 14 Dec 2012 07:38:00 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost.localdomain (host137-94-dynamic.4-87-r.retail.telecomitalia.it. [87.4.94.137]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id c10sm4916530bkw.1.2012.12.14.07.37.58 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Fri, 14 Dec 2012 07:37:59 -0800 (PST) X-Mailer: git-send-email 1.8.0.1.347.gf94c325 Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: 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 --- 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. -- 1.8.0.1.347.gf94c325