[PATCH] README: Git is released under the GPLv2, not just "the GPL"
From: Stefano Lattarini <hidden>
Date: 2016-06-15 22:55:31
Subsystem:
the rest · Maintainer:
Linus Torvalds
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 <redacted> --- README | 7 ++++--- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/README b/README
index d2690ec..c50e6f4 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README@@ -19,9 +19,10 @@ 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. -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. +Git is an Open Source project covered by the GNU General Public License +(version 2). 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. Please read the file INSTALL for installation instructions.
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