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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