Python programs always open source?

[Steve Holden]

Magnus Lycka wrote:
> Ben Finney wrote:
> 
>>Leif K-Brooks <eurleif at ecritters.biz> writes:
>>
>>
>>>>>Ben Finney wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>So long as you're not distributing some or all of Python itself,
>>>>>>or a derivative work, the license for Python has no legal effect
>>>>>>on what license you choose for your own work.
>>
>>>I was replying to Ben Finney's claim that in a hypothetical world
>>>where Python was licensed under the GPL, there would still be no
>>>restriction on distributing Python programs under a closed-source
>>>license.
>>
>>My claim (and IANAL) is that it doesn't matter *what* license Python
>>is distributed under; unless you do something with Python that is a
>>right of the copyright holder, such as distributing part or all of
>>Python, the copyright license terms of Python have no legal effect on
>>what license you choose for your own work.
> 
> 
> As I read the GPL, you should be ok if you don't copy, distribute or
> modify Python (if Python was GPL). 

Since Python *isn't* GPL, can we please move this discussion to 
universe.hypothetical.discuss?

regards
  Steve
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