Fuzzyman wrote: > Steve Holden wrote: > > As the only director of the Python Software Foundation to vote against a > > recent Board motion to implement the change in licensing terms described in > > > > http://pyfound.blogspot.com/2006/04/python-25-licensing-change.html > > > > I would like to place on record my protest against this change. I think > > it will harm the Python language and ultimately be counter-productive, > > reducing the user base and discouraging open source programmers from > > contributing to the code base. > > > > If you disagree with this proposed change it's not too late to do > > something about it. If this change goes ahead it will be the end of > > Python as we know it. > > > > Can I ask for clarification. The charge applies to any commercial use > of a derivative work based on the Python source code ? > > Normal applications that use Python, including bunding the standard > CPython as an executable, using tools like py2exe, won't be covered. > Right ? > > Does this cover commercial applications that embed the Python > interpreter ? (Looks like it will) >
Hmmm... after due consideration (and reading the announcmement properly), I support this license change in full. Nice one Steve. Fuzzy > All the best, > > Fuzzyman > http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/index.shtml > > > regards > > Steve > > -- > > Steve Holden +44 150 684 7255 +1 800 494 3119 > > Holden Web LLC/Ltd www.holdenweb.com > > Love me, love my blog holdenweb.blogspot.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
