Python programs always open source?

[Ben Finney]

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.

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Ben Finney