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key: gpl-2.0-libgit2
is_deprecated: True
short_name: GPL 2.0 with libgit2 exception
name: GPL 2.0 with libgit2 exception
category: Copyleft Limited
owner: libgit2 Project
homepage_url: https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/blob/master/COPYING
notes: replaced by gcc-linking-exception-2.0
is_exception: True
standard_notice: In addition to the permissions in the GNU General Public License, the authors give you unlimited permission to link the compiled version of this library into combinations with other programs, and to distribute those combinations without any restriction coming from the use of this file. (The General Public License restrictions do apply in other respects; for example, they cover modification of the file, and distribution when not linked into a combined executable.)

license_text

Note that the only valid version of the GPL as far as this project
 is concerned is _this_ particular version of the license (ie v2, not
 v2.2 or v3.x or whatever), unless explicitly otherwise stated.

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			LINKING EXCEPTION

 In addition to the permissions in the GNU General Public License,
 the authors give you unlimited permission to link the compiled
 version of this library into combinations with other programs,
 and to distribute those combinations without any restriction
 coming from the use of this file.  (The General Public License
 restrictions do apply in other respects; for example, they cover
 modification of the file, and distribution when not linked into
 a combined executable.)