Mere aggregation with Git does not extend the GPL to other works
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- Statement
- GPL-2.0 §2: placing another work that is not based on Git on the same storage or distribution medium as Git does not bring that work under the GPL. Sections that are independent and separate works are not covered when distributed as separate works. (licence text Version 2, June 1991; as published on 2026-09-27)
- Applies when
- Products that bundle Git executables (for example MinGit) next to separately written code.
- Applies to
- Git (command-line tools and source tree), including builds distributed by operating systems and Git for Windows