The State of Python

Paul Duffin pduffin at hursley.ibm.com
Fri Jul 28 07:57:42 EDT 2000


Tim Peters wrote:
> 
> [Chris Lawrence]
> > ...
> > I hope BeOpen and/or CNRI are keeping RMS in the loop on this
> > one, as I think that was the problem that led to the
> > neverending QPL squabble.
> 
> While we can't say much yet, I can assure you that BeOpen is strongly
> committed to GPL compatibility for the new Python license.  From that you
> can probably draw inferences that are at least fundamentally correct <wink>.
> 
> Note that the current JPython license is not GPL compatible.  We'd sure like
> to see that change.  But *retaining* CPython's GPL compatibility is the
> first goal, and not one BeOpen is likely to compromise on.
> 

What does GPL compatible mean ? 

Does it just mean that it is an Open Source license as certified by 
www.opensource.org or is it something more ?



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