ActivePython
Steve Holden
steve at holdenweb.com
Wed Jul 4 13:38:17 EDT 2007
Trent Mick wrote:
> Frank Swarbrick wrote:
[...]
> Steve Holden wrote:
> > ...the last time I looked the ActivePython distribution
> > doesn't allow redistribution at all (i.e. it's not technically open
> > source).
>
> Steve is correct that ActivePython isn't open source. It is free (as in
> beer), meaning that it is completely free for you to download, install
> and use on as many machines as you want.
>
Indeed, and a jolly good system it is, too. Saves you loads of time
integrating things that are already fully integrated in ActivePython.
> As to redistribution: Yes, it is technically correct that you cannot
> fully redistribute ActivePython without our permission. However,
> ActivePython's license expressly *does* allow you to use the "freezing"
> utilities such as "py2exe" and "py2app" -- so you have no worries there.
That's going to account for most people's uses for application
distribution, I'd have thought, thanks for pointing that out.
> For fully embedding Python in an application, in my experience [2]
> you'll want to be building your own Python anyway.
>
>
Yup.
[...]
> [2] Komodo embeds its own Python build for doing a lot of the core
> logic. A custom Python build is generally necessary to avoid
> cross-talking between Komodo's Python and other possible Pythons
> on the system.
regards
Steve
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