How does use of bsddb interact with Python in a commercial environment?

[vincent wehren]

Kenneth McDonald wrote:

> This is something I've been curious about for a while, and have never
> quite figured out...
> 
> What are the legalities of writing commercial code which makes use
> of the bsddb module in Python? I would expect that payment of some
> sort would be necessary, but have no idea how much/under what terms.
> Sleepycat's most basic fee is $25,000 I believe, if people wish to
> incorporate code into their product, but what about the case (as
> in Python) where the code is being accessed only indirectly?
> 
> No wonder I'm an engineer and not a lawyer :-)
> 
> Thanks,
> Ken McDonald
The comments below the following article addressing this issue might be 
of interest to you, although I can't really tell they will provide a 
definitive answer to your question:

http://simon.incutio.com/archive/2003/11/26/discoveringBerkeleyDB

Regards,

-- Vincent Wehren