Redistribution legal status

David LeBlanc whisper at oz.net
Thu May 16 14:14:16 EDT 2002


As far as I know, you can redistribute Python from PSF and PythonWin from
Mark Hammond per their licenses, but you can't redistribute ActiveState
Python according to it's license (Active State Python is not just Python and
PythonWin I believe).

David LeBlanc
Seattle, WA USA

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> Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 10:33
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> Subject: Redistribution legal status
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm native French speaking and - definitely - not a lawyer and I
> did'nt get
> with my poor man's brain the rules associated with the licence.
>
> The story : I sell to a customer a Python app that will be installed on
> about 50 Windows boxes.
> This app requires either Windows Python from PSF + Win 32 extensions or
> ActiveState Python.
>
> Is it possible (say "legal") to redistribute these distros "as is" on a CD
> ROM with my app specific files ?
>
> Or should I say to my customers they should to install these Python stuffs
> by themseves before my apps files ?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> --Gilles
>
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