X-Git-Url: http://pileus.org/git/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=49713ea08e6aa107d9e164de6c06a0b8fc5125f4;hb=91583a6a8517afd76a78720d8c060d8ad9f03784;hp=d2690ec8dc6e5f054c33a5f3b4c26f6ad038706d;hpb=ff5702c52d66773ca5f32b46f9669880437e82e8;p=~andy%2Fgit

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@@ -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 (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.
 
 Please read the file INSTALL for installation instructions.