Re: [msysGit] Re: [ANNOUNCE] GIT 1.5.4

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On Thu, 7 Feb 2008, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> 
> I think removing the license dialog is a bad idea.  You need to
> tell the end-user about his rights, and one of the things is
> that he can get source to git under the terms of GPLv2.  The bug
> is not about showing the license, but is about refusing to
> install unless the end user agrees with it.

Yeah. Why not just rather than the whole ok/cancel discussion, go with a 
single button saying "good for me!" and be done with it.

IOW, the license thing should be considered *informational* rather than a 
choice. Because to a user, that's exactly what the GPL is. 

		Linus
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