On 02/12/2013 04:28 PM, Andy Parkins wrote: > On Sunday 27 January 2013 18:52:58 Michael Haggerty wrote: >> I have a question about the license of contrib/hooks/post-commit-email. >> [...] > > Keeping up with the git mailing list got a bit much, [...] Very understandable :-) > My apologies to everyone; I've been lax supporting the script -- I never > really expected it to be as widely used as it has been, I was always expecting > someone would come along and replace it so I'm pleased that Michael has done > so (although it's a little disheartening to read of it being called "hacky", > when I tried very hard to make it as clear and modular as I could). FWIW I think the script was quite well-structured (within the limitations of shell scripting anyway) and I had no problem understanding it and translating it to Python. >> If somebody can explain what license the code is under and how they come >> to that conclusion, I would be very grateful. >> >> And if Andy Parkins (the original author) is listening, please indicate >> whether you had any intent *other* than GPLv2. > > I intended it to be under the same license as Git. I had read in one of the > patch submission files (which I can't seem to find now) that all submissions > were considered part of git. Thanks. Given that you submitted the original version under GPLv2, and later contributors certainly had no reason to assume any *other* license, I think any reasonable person will be satisfied that the whole script in its current form is under GPLv2. > If an explicit declaration is needed, I am happy to give it. Let me know what > form this should take and I'll supply it. Personally, I am satisfied by your email statement. I will leave the derived work, git-multimail, also under GPLv2. Assuming that git-multimail supersedes yours, its explicit choice of license will make the situation clear for future users. Thanks! Michael -- Michael Haggerty mhagger@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://softwareswirl.blogspot.com/ -- 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