Re: python-2.1 for unstable?
Gregor Hoffleit <gregor@hoffleit.de> writes:
> I talked to RMS, Eben Moglen and GvR. The bad news: According to RMS+Moglen,
> the license used in Python 2.1 still is not yet compatible with the GPL. The
> good news: The PSF decided to drop the choice of law clause. A modified
> license is in CVS, and, according to Guido, will be used for the maintenance
> releases 2.0.1 and 2.1.1. The bright news: Moglen himself told me that the
> license text in CVS is compatible with the GPL.
This is probably correct, but it is completely irrelevant in our case.
Some parts of Python 2.1 are still covered by the GPL-incompatible
CNRI license, so Python 2.1 as a whole is not GPL compatible.
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