From 779d7e93773a0dcf918dc77023511fdc68161bd8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2012 16:37:47 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] 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 <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
---
 README | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/README b/README
index d2690ec8dc6..96822e36db0 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.