Git for Windows bundles components under their own licences
Catalog row in Vendor License Rules · Cited
- Kind
- Component licence
- Statement
- Git for Windows Release Notes (update of 2026-08-20), section Licenses: Git is licensed under GPL version 2, and Git for Windows is distributed with other components, such as Bash, zlib, curl, Tcl/Tk, Perl and MSYS2, each governed by its own licence. The Git for Windows FAQ adds that Perl is dual licensed under the GPL and the Artistic License.
- Applies when
- Redistributing Git for Windows, or recording its components in a licence inventory.
- Applies to
- Git for Windows (installer, PortableGit and MinGit distributions)