On 12/15/2012 07:35 PM, Junio C Hamano wrote: > Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > >> Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@xxxxxxxxx> 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 <stefano.lattarini@xxxxxxxxx> >>> --- >> >> 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. >> Only playing safe against "possible" misunderstandings, especially now that the GPLv3 has taken root and has supplanted the v2 in several projects (e.g., Perl, and obviously most GNU packages). >>> 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). > 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? > 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. > Thanks, Stefano -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html