From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox•com>
To: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail•com>
Cc: git@vger•kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] README: Git is released under the GPLv2, not just "the GPL"
Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2012 11:39:30 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <7vhannrtot.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <50CCCE0A.40305@gmail.com> (Stefano Lattarini's message of "Sat, 15 Dec 2012 20:22:50 +0100")
Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail•com> 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.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-12-15 19:39 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-12-14 15:37 [PATCH] README: Git is released under the GPLv2, not just "the GPL" Stefano Lattarini
2012-12-15 18:07 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-12-15 18:35 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-12-15 19:22 ` Stefano Lattarini
2012-12-15 19:39 ` Junio C Hamano [this message]
2012-12-15 19:58 ` Stefano Lattarini
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