> > Hi. On the topic of Jython, I received this from jython-dev (see below) > > - so it seems the GPL incompatibility is not likely to go away any time > > soon. > > does it matter?
There is at least one small hassle (which can be a large hassle for the command-line jython user), which is readline support. There is also the issue of embedding jython in a larger (Java) program (which I see as the main strength of jython since all Java classes become magically accessible and thus scriptable, etc) where the larger program contains GPLed components. > the licence is DFSG compliant, and the main gripe about > python licence was that there are GPLed modules written in C, and > thus linked with python interpreter. Hmm. So given the very different concept of "linking" in Java: 1) If I use a set of GPLed .py modules in my jython script, am I combining the GPLed modules with my script, jython and/or the java interpreter? - which combination applies? My interpretation here is script only. 2) If I use JNI wrappers to a C library that is GPLed, am I combining the GPLed library with my script, jython and/or the java interpreter? My interpretation here is script *and* java interpreter, but I deeply fear that I am wrong. Ben. -- Ben Burton [EMAIL PROTECTED] | [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://baasil.humbug.org.au/bab/ Public Key: finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] People play games when they've got you under the microscope and when they don't understand something I say or an experience that I've talked about. They jump on it and try and make it look silly or insane. - Tori Amos
