Distributed works based on Git must be licensed as a whole under GPL-2.0
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- Kind
- Copyleft
- Statement
- GPL-2.0 §2(b): any work that is distributed or published and contains or is derived from Git must be licensed as a whole, at no charge, to all third parties under the GPL-2.0. This is the copyleft condition; it applies to distribution, not to internal use. (licence text Version 2, June 1991; as published on 2026-09-27)
- Applies when
- Distributing software that incorporates Git source code or is a derivative work of Git.
- Applies to
- Git (command-line tools and source tree), including builds distributed by operating systems and Git for Windows