[issue12987] Demo/scripts/newslist.py has non-free licensing terms

Roundup Robot added the comment: New changeset 54af09408795 by Benjamin Peterson in branch '2.7': nuke ancient script with dubious license (closes #12987) https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/54af09408795 -- nosy: +python-dev resolution: -> fixed stage: -> resolved status: open -> closed

[issue12987] Demo/scripts/newslist.py has non-free licensing terms

Terry J. Reedy added the comment: If we are going to backport the removal from the distribution of Demo/scripts/newslist.py to 2.7, it might as well be done immediately, before 2.7.9 goes out. Benjamin? I am more concerned about separately licensed stdlib modules, such as turtle* (and others

[issue12987] Demo/scripts/newslist.py has non-free licensing terms

Nick Coghlan added the comment: Given that it's only the demo directory (and a relatively obscure demo as well these days), I'm inclined to just fix it upstream rather than making the distros patch it. There's also the fact that we distribute the source tarballs from python.org as well, and a

[issue12987] Demo/scripts/newslist.py has non-free licensing terms

Matthias Klose added the comment: thanks for bringing this up. I don't agree that the non-availability in the windows build should be used to close the issue. Linux distros distribute the source, and are still affected? If it's already removed in Python3, why not remove it here as well? Anyw

[issue12987] Demo/scripts/newslist.py has non-free licensing terms

Changes by Éric Araujo : -- nosy: +barry, doko ___ Python tracker ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.pyt

[issue12987] Demo/scripts/newslist.py has non-free licensing terms

Terry J. Reedy added the comment: The windows installer does not install the demo directory. *nix distributions do what they want. I think it too late to change the 2.7 repository. -- nosy: +terry.reedy resolution: -> wont fix stage: -> resolved status: open -> closed _

[issue12987] Demo/scripts/newslist.py has non-free licensing terms

Éric Araujo added the comment: I don’t see any problem with removing it from the 2.7 branch. -- ___ Python tracker ___ ___ Python-bug

[issue12987] Demo/scripts/newslist.py has non-free licensing terms

Georg Brandl added the comment: The only resonable fix to make would be removal from the distribution. -- nosy: +georg.brandl ___ Python tracker ___

[issue12987] Demo/scripts/newslist.py has non-free licensing terms

Éric Araujo added the comment: It’s a problem for free software distribution, regardless of the commercial status, like the profiler used to be. The Demo directory is gone in 3.2 and higher; I’m not sure any effort to fix this in 2.7 is worth it. -- nosy: +eric.araujo title: Demo/scr