From: Stefano Lattarini Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2012 15:37:47 +0000 (+0100) Subject: README: Git is released under the GPLv2, not just "the GPL" X-Git-Tag: v1.8.1-rc3~7^2~1 X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=779d7e93773a0dcf918dc77023511fdc68161bd8;p=git README: Git is released under the GPLv2, not just "the GPL" 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 Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano --- diff --git a/README b/README index d2690ec8dc..96822e36db 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ 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, +compatible with the GPLv2). 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.