Modified Git must be described as "based on" or a "derivative of" Git
Catalog row in Vendor License Rules · Cited
- Kind
- Trademark
- Statement
- Git Trademark Policy §2.2 and §2.3: Git software that is not substantially unmodified may be described as a "derivative of" or "based on" Git, and interoperable products may be named in the form "[Product Name] for Git". The Marks may not be used in a way that causes confusion about the provenance of the software or its licence, or that implies a designated successor such as "Git++". (policy undated; as published on 2026-09-27)
- Applies when
- Naming a fork, a modified build or a product that works with Git.
- Applies to
- The Git marks: the word mark "Git", the Git logos and the slogan "the stupid content tracker"