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Git

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Git licensingCited · Edited 2026-09-27

Git GPL-2.0 obligations and the libgit2 linking exceptionCited · Edited 2026-09-27

Git for Windows components, versions and deploymentCited · Edited 2026-09-27

Rules

A fee may be charged for transferring copies and for warrantyCommercial Complete source includes build and installation scriptsRedistribution Distributed works based on Git must be licensed as a whole under GPL-2.0Copyleft Equivalent download access to source counts as source distributionRedistribution Git for Windows bundles components under their own licencesComponent licence Git for Windows follows only the newest Git maintenance releasesLifecycle Git for Windows ships as an exe installer and portable package, not MSIDeployment Git has no Long Term Support versionsLifecycle

Evidence

Git COPYING note: only GPL version 2 is validLicence excerpt Git for Windows FAQ: follows the newest maintenance releasesFAQ excerpt Git for Windows FAQ: no MSI packageFAQ excerpt Git for Windows FAQ: Perl dual licensedFAQ excerpt Git for Windows FAQ: staying up to dateFAQ excerpt Git for Windows Release Notes: components governed by their respective licencesDocumentation excerpt Git for Windows: installer parameters from a fileDocumentation excerpt Git README: some parts under different GPLv2-compatible licencesDocumentation excerpt

Sources

About Git: Free and Open SourceProduct page Git and Software Freedom ConservancyProject page Git COPYING: GNU General Public License version 2 with project noteLicence Git for Windows FAQFAQ Git for Windows Release NotesRelease notes Git for Windows: Silent or Unattended InstallationProject documentation Git READMEProject documentation Git reftable LICENSE (BSD License)Licence