Python is slow?

[Lawrence D'Oliveiro]

In message <mailman.1976.1223064036.3487.python-list at python.org>, Terry
Reedy wrote:

> greg wrote:
>
>> Steven D'Aprano wrote:
>> 
>>> We agree that the restriction is artificial, and I think irrational
>> 
>> I think it's irrational for another reason, too -- it's
>> actually vacuous. There's nothing to prevent you creating
>> a set of patches that simply say "Delete all of the original
>> source and replace it with the following".
>> 
>> Then you're effectively distributing the modified source in
>> its entirety, just with a funny header at the top of each
>> source file that serves no useful purpose.
> 
> The useful purpose is to show that you are distributing your work under
> someone else's product name, instead of making up your own as you ought
> to.

Except that the approach Terry Reedy gets around that without violating the
licence.