[Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Doc/lib libbsddb.tex,1.9,1.10

[Barry Warsaw]

On Wed, 2003-05-28 at 03:56, greg@users.sourceforge.net wrote:

> ! NOTE: BerkeleyDB has its own license which may apply to you if you
> ! intend to distribute your application outside of your organization in
> ! a non-opensource manner.  Visit Sleepycat Software's website to read
> ! the full license.

I'm a little concerned about the wording of this.  Every time I've asked
Sleepycat about it, they've told me that as long as you use BerkeleyDB
via the Python bindings, and because Python is OSS, there are no
restrictions on its use.  You can't separate BerkeleyDB from Python and
use it in a commercial product, but then why would you want to?  But it
is fine to use BerkeleyDB-in-Python in a non-open source product without
requiring a separate license.

That is at least my understanding of the arrangement.  But the wording
above would lead me to beleive otherwise.

-Barry