Re: Git User's Survey 2007 partial summary

[Benoit SIGOURE <tsuna@lrde.epita.fr>]

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On Aug 27, 2007, at 10:48 AM, Johannes Schindelin wrote:

> Hi,
>
> On Sun, 26 Aug 2007, Dan Chokola wrote:
>
>> On 8/26/07, Jakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> 55. Would commerical (paid) support from a support vendor be of
>>> interest to you/your organization?
>>>
>>> Only 44 answers yes, 217 no, 126 not applicable (which was menat to
>>> encompass people who do not use git for work).
>>
>> Are questions like this at all indicative of where Git is looking
>> towards going?
>
> No.  These questions are just questions.  Git is GPLv2, and it will
> probably stay that forever, so you are _free_ to start a commercial
> support scheme for Git, but others are free not to choose it.
>
> I for one could imagine training people, and giving technical  
> support for
> companies needing that support.

You seem to imply that GPLv3 would prevent any form of commercial  
support for Git...

Section 4 of GPLv3:
"you may offer support or warranty protection for a fee."

-- 
Benoit Sigoure aka Tsuna
EPITA Research and Development Laboratory



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