[Python-Dev] Licensing

[Jesse Noller]

On Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 6:01 AM, Virgil Dupras <hsoft at hardcoded.net> wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 9:22 AM, Ben Finney <ben+python at benfinney.id.au> wrote:
>
>> That's the point: selling, and commercial activity in general, is
>> explicitly encouraged and permission granted by the GPL. Too many people
>> speak as though it were otherwise. To those who do: Please stop.
>>
>
> Please, GPL advocates also spread their own type of FUD, claiming
> "free as in speech ain't the same thing as free as in beer, people!".
> While true, the bottom line is that Python being BSD-type enables me
> to make money with it that I wouldn't make if Python was GPL-type.
> Moreover, I don't think that GPL license allows money-making that BSD
> type wouldn't allow. Hence the common point of view saying "BSD-type
> is more commercial-friendly than GPL".
>
> I've written an article last year that, while it doesn't address this
> issue specifically, it touches it.
>
> http://www.hardcoded.net/articles/going_open_source.htm
>

Can we please drop the GPL slap fighting? It's completely worthless
here. Take it to reddit or someplace else. The Python / PSF license
won't be changing anytime soon. Ben could have just have easily
responded to Guido in private if he felt that strongly.

jesse