On 12/15/2012 08:39 PM, Junio C Hamano wrote: > Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@xxxxxxxxx> 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. > Well, if you put it this way :-) I agree that it's better be safe than be sorry. 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