Source code must accompany distributed Git binaries or be offered for three years
Catalog row in Vendor License Rules · Cited
- Kind
- Redistribution
- Statement
- GPL-2.0 §3: a party that distributes Git in object code or executable form must either accompany it with the complete corresponding machine-readable source code (§3(a)) or with a written offer, valid for at least three years, to give any third party the source for no more than the cost of performing the distribution (§3(b)). (licence text Version 2, June 1991; as published on 2026-09-27)
- Applies when
- Distributing Git binaries, including installers, container images, appliances and embedded devices.
- Applies to
- Git (command-line tools and source tree), including builds distributed by operating systems and Git for Windows