Raymond L. Buvel wrote: >> gmpy wraps GMP, which is covered by LGPL; therefore, gmpy itself is >> LGPL, and thus, sadly, cannot be included with python (otherwise, >> speaking as gmpy's author, I'd be glad to fix its design to meet your >> objections).
> Since the LGPL was designed to allow propritary software to link to a LGPL > module, I don't see why > any software under a free license like Python cannot link to the GMP library. > The PSF may want > you to release gmpy under a dual license if it is incorporated into the > Python standard library > but I don't see why that cannot be done. core features cannot rely on software components with restrictive licenses. nothing stops a Python distributor from shipping Python builds with LGPL'ed (or GPL'ed) components today; Alex was talking about the core distribution. </F> -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
