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Re: Python-2.1 becoming Debian's default Python version



Gregor Hoffleit <gregor@hoffleit.de> writes:

>> >     Python 1.6.1 is essentially the same as Python 1.6, with a few minor
>> >     bug fixes, and with a different license that enables later versions
>> >     to be GPL-compatible.
>> 
>> The license claims to be GPL compatible, but according to the FSF, it
>> isn't, because of the choice-of-law clause.
>                                                                 ^^^
>
> Can you provide any proof for this claim ?
>
>>From http://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html:
>
>   The License of Python 1.6a2 and earlier versions.
>       This is a free software license and is compatible with the GNU
>       GPL.  Please note, however, that newer versions of Python are
>       under other licenses (see below).
>     
>   The License of Python 2.0.1, 2.1.1, and newer versions.
>       This is a free software license and is compatible with the GNU
>       GPL.  Please note, however, that intermediate versions of Python
>       (1.6b1, through 2.0 and 2.1) are under a different license (see
>       below).

You have to follow the "see below" link on this page.



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