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[2a01:4f8:120:2468::2]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id s13sm6735805wrv.97.2021.10.02.02.19.26 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Sat, 02 Oct 2021 02:19:27 -0700 (PDT) From: =?UTF-8?q?=C3=86var=20Arnfj=C3=B6r=C3=B0=20Bjarmason?= To: git@vger.kernel.org Cc: Junio C Hamano , Jeff King , Linus Torvalds , Greg Kroah-Hartman , Mauro Carvalho Chehab , Han-Wen Nienhuys , =?UTF-8?q?=C3=86var=20Arnfj=C3=B6r=C3=B0=20Bjarmason?= Subject: [PATCH 3/5] COPYING: remove mention of GPLv3, clarify sub-project COPYING Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2021 11:19:18 +0200 Message-Id: X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.33.0.1380.g193143c62ce In-Reply-To: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org The COPYING file added in [1] is a product of its era, at the time discussions around the GPLv3 were quite active. Since then we have had almost on "GPL v2 or later" notices anywhere. Since then[2][3] linux.git has replaced its version of almost the identical wording with something that's a bit more formal, and which isn't mostly addressing a hypothetical future GPL v3 migratin. Let's do the same. Now we: A. Let it suffice to say that things are licensed under GPL v2 unless explicitly otherwise stated. The new wording is an amalgamation of the start of Linux's "COPYING" file[4] and the end of our pre-image first paragraph added in[1]. B. Add some brief wording about how the licenses of subdirectories such as "sha1dc/" and "compat/regex/" should be discovered. This is also intended to cover future in-tree additions such as the "reftable" directory[5][6]. C. Include the same "subject to this COPYING file" wording as linux.git has used since[7]. 1. 075b845a857 (Add a COPYING notice, making it explicit that the license is GPLv2., 2005-04-11) 2. torvalds/linux@bf02d491237e (COPYING: use the new text with points to the license files, 2018-03-23) 3. torvalds/linux@74835c7db032 (COPYING: state that all contributions really are covered by this file, 2020-02-06) 4. torvalds/linux@88de995ccf48 (COPYING: create a new file with points to the Kernel license files, 2018-03-23) 5. https://lore.kernel.org/git/2597ddfeae1d9da8695151f62379c85621ad0fcb.1632841817.git.gitgitgadget@gmail.com/ 6. https://lore.kernel.org/git/xmqqtui4k1j5.fsf@gitster.g/ 7. torvalds/linux@74835c7db032 (COPYING: state that all contributions really are covered by this file, 2020-02-06) Signed-off-by: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason --- COPYING | 35 +++++++++++++++++------------------ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/COPYING b/COPYING index 536e55524db..19de8f2ea1b 100644 --- a/COPYING +++ b/COPYING @@ -1,21 +1,20 @@ - - Note that the only valid version of the GPL as far as this project - is concerned is _this_ particular version of the license (ie v2, not - v2.2 or v3.x or whatever), unless explicitly otherwise stated. - - HOWEVER, in order to allow a migration to GPLv3 if that seems like - a good idea, I also ask that people involved with the project make - their preferences known. In particular, if you trust me to make that - decision, you might note so in your copyright message, ie something - like - - This file is licensed under the GPL v2, or a later version - at the discretion of Linus. - - might avoid issues. But we can also just decide to synchronize and - contact all copyright holders on record if/when the occasion arises. - - Linus Torvalds +Git is provided under the terms of the GNU General Public License +version 2 only (GPL-2.0), unless explicitly otherwise stated. + +The license described in this COPYING file applies to Git's source as +a whole, though individual source files can have a different license +which is required to be compatible with the GPL-2.0. All contributions +to Git are subject to this COPYING file. + +Different but compatible licenses may apply to individual files or +directories. Defer to files matching "*COPYING*" or "*LICENSE*" in +subdirectories for the license of files therein, or to copyright +notices at the top of individual files. + +Examples include "sha1dc/LICENSE.txt" covering the imported "sha1dc/" +directory (and optional "sha1collisiondetection/" submodule), the +"xdiff/" directory licensed under the LGPL v2.1 (see the "LGPL-2.1" +file), and imported external code such as "compat/regex/". ---------------------------------------- -- 2.33.0.1380.g193143c62ce