Copyright changes with move from CNRI to BeOpen?

[Stephen Hansen]

    Oh for lords sake I hope not. I don't think so, either... it seems like
Guido/et-al actually like it that Python can be used -anywhere-
and -everywhere-.

--S

Harry Tanovich <harryt at gte.net> wrote in message
news:39375113.5AF5BC0B at gte.net...
> Will the copyright move to a more GPL style thing now?
>
> Andrew Dalke wrote:
>
> > t_e_sanders at my-deja.com wrote:
> > >Do the terms of Python's distribution license require me to allow other
> > >users to copy and distribute my software? I would guess not, but
> > >inclusion of this notice in my package explicitly states so. There's
> > >obviously something I'm missing,
> >
> > The key word is "use".
> >
> > The copyright only applies to the Python code.  You are free to add
> > your own code to Python, which is under your own copyright.  The
> > clause you quoted allows you to use the Python code with your own
> > code, regardless of the license applied to your own code.
> >
> > The GPL, which you are probably thinking of, does not allow similarly
> > unfettered use of their code.  Packages compiled with GPL code
> > restrict their use to only GPL-compatible licenses.
> >
> > The inclusion of the statement in code you distribute only applies to
> > Python code.  Someone could copy that portion of the source from your
> > program and use it elsewhere.  However, since it's already available
> > from python.org, there nothing new revealed.
> >
> > But remember, I-am-not-a-lawyer.
> >
> >                     Andrew
> >                     dalke at acm.org
>