RE: Python 2.0 in Debian (was: Re: [Python-Dev] PEPS, version control, release intervals)

2001-02-16 Thread Tim Peters
[M.-A. Lemburg] > Say, what kind of clause is needed in licenses to make them explicitly > GPL-compatible without harming the license conditions in all other > cases where the GPL is not involved ? You can dual-license (see, e.g., Perl).

RE: [Python-Dev] Re: Python 2.0 in Debian

2001-02-16 Thread Tim Peters
[Gregor Hoffleit] > I didn't even knew there will be a 1.6.1 release. Will there be a > change in the license ? There will be a 1.6.1 release if and only if CNRI and the FSF reach agreement. If and when that happens, we (PythonLabs) will build a 1.6.1 release for CNRI with the new license, and th

RE: Python 2.0 in Debian (was: Re: [Python-Dev] PEPS, version control, release intervals)

2001-02-16 Thread Tim Peters
[Gregor Hoffleit] > ... > I know that most of you guys are fed up with license discussions. Still, > I dare to bring this back to your attentions: Don't apologize -- the license remains an important issue to the Python developers too. We rarely mention it in public anymore simply because there's