On Wed, Apr 12, 2017 at 6:35 AM, Abhishek Kumar <abhishek.physic...@gmail.com> wrote: > I tried finding the answer but even the lawyers in my town have no idea > about it and searching the web leaved me puzzled. > I am planning to make a software in python which will include libraries > licensed under BSD- 3 clause. Can I sell this software under proprietary > license and legally inhibit redistribution by users under my own license. > Also if you know anyone who holds knowledge in this field then please do let > me know.. > Your response will be really helpful.
Firstly, if you're simply writing a Python program, the license terms of the Python interpreter don't matter. Your code is completely independent, and you can closed-source it while still running it under Python itself. Similarly, if all you're doing with those BSD-licensed libraries is importing them, there's no problem there. Things become a bit more complicated if you're *distributing* the overall package - if you're creating a single installer that installs Python, these third-party libraries, and your proprietary software. If that bothers you, the easiest way is to simply provide installation instructions that say "install Python from python.org yada yada", or check with a lawyer about exactly how you're packaging everything up. But mainly, you don't have to worry too much about the license terms of the language interpreter, because you can run your code on a different interpreter perfectly easily. ChrisA -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
