Python programs always open source?

[Steve Holden]

Ben Finney wrote:
[...]
> That latter case is the only one for most interpreted Python programs:
> no part of the library is in the source code of the Python program, so
> the license of that library doesn't affect the licensing of the
> program.
> 
> Write your program in Python, and you can ignore the Python license
> when you distribute your own work. We'd love to see you distribute it
> under a free software license, but the license of Python has no legal
> effect on your decision.
> 
Given that many people distribute (enough of) the interpreter with their 
Python programs I wouldn't like the above to be regarded as a blanket 
statement that the Python license doesn't have to be considered when 
distributing the interpreter with program source.

regards
  Steve
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