GNU GUIs in Python (was Re: GUI other than Tkinter (wxPython))

[fm at synchrologic.com]

There is an exception to the GPL in the license.txt file for wxWindows. It
states:

The exception is that you may use, copy, link, modify and distribute under the
user's own terms, binary object code versions of works based on the Library.

In article <19990426080609.A503367 at vislab.epa.gov>,
  Randall Hopper <aa8vb at vislab.epa.gov> wrote:
> On a related note, is wxWindows/wxPython GPLed?  It isn't bold in stating
> it, but I noticed in the Copyright section:
>
>   http://web.ukonline.co.uk/julian.smart/wxwin/manuals/html/wx2/wx1.htm#topic0
>
> it says:
>
>   "Please see the wxWindows licence files (preamble.txt, lgpl.txt, gpl.txt,
>   licence.txt, licendoc.txt) for conditions of software and documentation
>   use."
>
> Many developers are familiar with the GNU license policy (you link with GNU
> ==> you're GNU) which discourages use of any GNU product for commercial
> purposes where you need to link at the factory.
>

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