Scientific Libraries in Python

[Kragen Sitaker]

bjgough at network-theory.spam.trap.co.uk (Brian Gough) writes:

> On Thu, 22 Nov 2001 01:08:06 +0530, Prabhu Ramachandran <prabhu at aero.iitm.ernet.in> wrote:
> >>>>>> "BG" == Brian Gough <bjgough at network-theory.spam.trap.co.uk> writes:
> >    BG> The Python License is GPL-compatible, and the Python-GSL
> >    BG> wrappers are under the GPL so there's no problem in using GSL
> >    BG> with Python.
> > 
> > True but that's not exactly the problem.  SciPy is released under a
> > BSD license, so can SciPy use GSL internally?  I guess not.
> 
> Right.  Applications which use GPL-ed libraries need to be under the
> GPL if they are distributed.

If SciPy is licensed under a BSD-like license, then there is no legal
obstacle to distributing an extended version of SciPy under the GPL.
There may, however, be political obstacles to making that extended
version the new SciPy.

Personally, I'd be delighted.