[Python-Dev] Liceinses in the Docs

Tim Peters tim.one at comcast.net
Sat Dec 20 14:41:47 EST 2003


[Raymond Hettinger]
> I would like to add an section to the Library Reference to fulfill
> license requirements for code included in Python.
>
> For example, the license for underlying the Mersenne Twister code is
> already embedded in the source but it requests to be included in the
> docs as well.
>
> Any thoughts or objections?

+1.  Even in cases where it's not legally required, I think it's plain good
manners to acknowledge external work Python incorporates, from bsddb to
zlib.




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