Git for Windows - End User License Agreement

[D JP]

Hi Admin,

Good day!

Where can I see or extract a copy of EULA for Git for Windows?

Thanks,

Dianna

[Konstantin Khomoutov]

On Tue, Jan 17, 2023 at 03:52:57PM +0800, D JP wrote:

> Where can I see or extract a copy of EULA for Git for Windows?

Git for Windows is free software [1], so it does not have a EULA because what
matters is the project's source code, and that's what the applicable licenses
protect - as opposed to some vendor's intellectual properties - which EULAs
typically do. To learn about its licensing terms, please refer to the
"LICENSES" section of its official release notes [2].
FWIW, this is the URL linked to by the "LICENSES" button at the bottom
of the GfW project's landing page [3].

I honestly have no idea whether _the binaries_ built by the GfW maintainers
and the installer executable containing them are covered by some different
license or licenses, but I never witnessed any discussions of these matters,
so I think it's safe to assume the licenses from [2] are applicable as well.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software
[2] https://github.com/git-for-windows/build-extra/blob/master/ReleaseNotes.md#licenses
[3] https://gitforwindows.org/

[Dirk Heinrichs]

Am Dienstag, dem 17.01.2023 um 15:52 +0800 schrieb D JP:

Where can I see or extract a copy of EULA for Git for Windows?

It's the first thing the installer shows to you. However, it's plain GNU General Public License (GPL) v2, so you can also simply ask Google for it.

HTH...

Dirk

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[Konstantin Khomoutov]

On Mon, Jan 23, 2023 at 06:29:28AM +0000, 'Dirk Heinrichs' via git-for-windows wrote:

>> Where can I see or extract a copy of EULA for Git for Windows?
>
> It's the first thing the installer shows to you. However, it's plain GNU
> General Public License (GPL) v2, so you can also simply ask Google for it.

I understand that the distinction is indeed subtle, but please make no
mistake: EULA is a contract for which you - the user - agree to fulfill your
part when accepting the EULA (usually through some means of the UI performing
installation of the piece of software to which that contract applies).
Contrary to this, F/OSS licences are not contracts.

You might consider this passage from the Wikipedia [1]:

| Unlike EULAs, free software licenses do not work as contractual extensions
| to existing legislation. No agreement between parties is ever held, because
| a copyright license is simply a declaration of permissions on something that
| otherwise would be disallowed by default under copyright law.

It does not mean that it's impossible to force some entity to comply with the
terms of a F/OSS license in some legislations, but still the distinction is
important to those involwed with legal issues. That's why I refrained from
using the term "EULA" in my earlier answer. F/OSS licenses are not EULAs.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/End-user_license_agreement

[Dirk Heinrichs]

Am Montag, dem 23.01.2023 um 18:28 +0400 schrieb Konstantin Khomoutov:

F/OSS licenses are not EULAs.

Well, when you're installing GfW on your computer, you're the End User. You're presented a License (GPL) that you need to Agree with. That's what those 4 letters are all about.

Bye...

[Dirk Heinrichs]

Am Montag, dem 23.01.2023 um 18:28 +0400 schrieb Konstantin Khomoutov:

F/OSS licenses are not EULAs.

No license is an EULA. EULA is the process of agreeing to a license.

If you install GfW on your computer, you're an End User. You're presented a License (GPL in this case) that you need to Agree with. That's what these 4 letters are all about.

Bye...