From 779d7e93773a0dcf918dc77023511fdc68161bd8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stefano Lattarini Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2012 16:37:47 +0100 Subject: 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 --- README | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) 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. -- cgit v1.2.3 From 71ce415dc088f19a0b8d6c8567dfdd6d851842b2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Junio C Hamano Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2012 22:24:10 -0800 Subject: README: it does not matter who the current maintainer is The audience of this introductory document does not have to know nor interact with the maintainer, so drop the mention of him. Other documents such as SubmittingPatches may be a more suitable place to have it. Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano --- README | 5 ++--- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README b/README index 96822e36db..49713ea08e 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -21,9 +21,8 @@ and full access to internals. 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. +compatible with the GPLv2). It was originally written by Linus +Torvalds with help of a group of hackers around the net. Please read the file INSTALL for installation instructions. -- cgit v1.2.3