On Mon, Jan 15, 2001 at 08:33:19PM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I am distributing Python programs under the GPL. So is this sentence > above telling me that all users are not allowed to use my GPLed programs > with Python 2.0?? What about previous versions?
IANAL, but: This only causes a problem if you link with the Python interpreter. Curiously, Debian and RMS happen to believe that dynamic linking is the same as static linking in this regard (I disagree). You can overcome this problem by adding something to your license saying that it is okay to distribute it linked to Python. Python code executed by the interpreter can be licensed however you like. You could also forget about silly license issues like this. Its a technicality. The only people that really care are lawyers (although they might try to make your life miserable while making some money for themselves). I have it on good authority (ie. Guido) that the incompatibility between the CNRI Python license and the GPL is going to be fixed soon. Neil
