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[Python-Dev] More optimisation ideas

Emile van Sebille emile at fenx.com
Fri Feb 5 13:33:46 EST 2016 
On 2/5/2016 9:37 AM, Alexander Walters wrote:
>
>
> On 2/5/2016 12:27, Emile van Sebille wrote:
>> On 2/1/2016 9:20 AM, Ethan Furman wrote:
>>> On 02/01/2016 08:40 AM, R. David Murray wrote:
>> <snip>
>>>> On the other hand, if the distros go the way Nick has (I think) been
>>>> advocating, and have a separate 'system python for system scripts' that
>>>> is independent of the one installed for user use, having the
>>>> system-only
>>>> python be frozen and sourceless would actually make sense on a
>>>> couple of
>>>> levels.
>>>
>>> Agreed.
>>
>> Except for that nasty licensing issue requiring source code.
>>
>> Emile
> Licensing requires, in the GPL at least, that the *modified* sources be
> made *available*, not that they be shipped with the product. Looking at
> the Python license, and what tools already do, there is zero need to
> ship the source to stay compliant.

Hmm, the annotated Open Source Definition explicitly states "The program 
must include source code" -- how did I misinterpret that?

Emile

http://opensource.org/osd-annotated
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