Timo Blazko Boewing wrote: > On the glimmer website (glimmer.sourceforge.net) I read that it requires > Python. However, the author states that it is "illegal" to link against > versions 2.0 and 2.1. Is python not GPL comliant? And if, how could it > be changed if versions <2.x where? I cannot find any license hints on > python.org, so what is it licensed to?
IIRC, Python 2.0 and 2.1 had licenses that the FSF considered to be incompatible with the GPL. 2.0.1 and 2.1.1 are "license-fix" releases that resolve those issues. As for "how could it be changed"... the copyright owner can change the license for a new version if they like. The copyright owner is not bound by the GPL; the GPL defines how everyone else can use the software. Craig
