Licensing question

[phil hunt]

On Mon, 20 May 2002 21:25:34 -0700, James J. Besemer <jb at cascade-sys.com> wrote:
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>Adonis wrote:
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>> any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
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>Python creator Guido van Rossum has said publicly:
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>    It's OK to want to make money.
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>I always favorably impressed that he took steps in the licensing to allow
>commercial spin-offs using Python technology, instead, say, of trying to lock
>derivatives in the public domain ala Stallman's CopyLeft.

(1) Copylefted software isn't public domain

(2) copylefted software doesn't forbid commercial spin offs.

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