Python Cannot be Killed

Jarek Zgoda jzgoda at gazeta.usun.pl
Tue Jun 17 15:08:26 EDT 2003


Terry Reedy <tjreedy at udel.edu> pisze:

> Python cannot be killed.
>
> Python cannot be killed.  It cannot be bought out and discontinued.
> If you build into your business, you can keep it forever.  And you can
> join with others to improve it.

More than that - unlike Kerberos, Python can not be taken by any
particular company and become its "flagship", while being screwed.

Software Craftsmen, please, consider this fact when choosing a license
for your product - only GNU GPL guarantees that your code will not be
"taken away" by any company.

-- 
Jarek Zgoda
Registered Linux User #-1
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