[Numpy-discussion] Default builds of OpenBLAS development branch are now fork safe

[Robert Kern]

Of course, that's besides the point. Yes,  pretty much everyone that likes
the BSD license of numpy will be okay with the minimal burdens the MPL2
lays on them. The problem is that we need to properly communicate that
license. The PyPI page is not adequate to that task, in my opinion. I have
no problem with the project distributing such binaries anywhere else. But
then, I have no problem with the project distributing MKL binaries
elsewhere either.
On Mar 28, 2014 7:34 PM, "Nathaniel Smith" <njs at pobox.com> wrote:

> On 28 Mar 2014 20:26, "Robert Kern" <robert.kern at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > It's only a problem in that the binary will not be BSD, and we do need
> to communicate that appropriately. It will contain a significant component
> that is MPL2 licensed. The terms that force us to include the link to the
> Eigen source that we used forces downstream redistributors of the binary to
> do the same. Now, of all the copyleft licenses, this is certainly the most
> friendly, but it is not BSD.
>
> AFAICT, the only way redistributers could violate the MPL would be if they
> unpacked our binary and deleted the license file. But this would also be a
> violation of the BSD. The only difference in terms of requirements on
> redistributors between MPL and BSD seems to be exactly *which* text you
> include in your license file.
>
> I don't know if Eigen is a good choice on technical grounds (or even a
> possible one - has anyone ever actually compiled numpy against it?), but
> this license thing just doesn't seem like an important issue to me, if the
> alternative is not providing useful binaries.
>
> -n
>
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