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Copyright and License

Frank V. Castellucci frankc at colconsulting.com
Fri May 5 07:25:03 EDT 2000 
Tim Peters wrote:
> 
> [Frank V. Castellucci]
> > I'm looking for something more along the lines of the Python GPL. There
> > is a Python accepted (Open Source) license, but it points back to the
> > Python specific one.
> 
> I don't understand what you're saying.  Assuming nobody else does either,
> that may explain why you're not getting the answer you want <wink>.
> 
> There is only one CPython license, at
> 
>     http://www.python.org/doc/Copyright.html
> 
> > I guess I can assume that changing the copyright
> > owner in the statement is fine for now.
> 
> You certainly cannot change the copyright owner!  The only thing you're
> required to do is to reproduce the copyright notice (verbatim) in your
> documentation.  As the page explains, there's no GNU copyleft intent here --
> you're merely being asked to acknowledge that your work incorporates Python,
> which is itself under such-and-such a copyright notice.  The real intent of
> that appears to be to create some legal smoke so that Python's sponsoring
> organizations can't be sued for your use of it.
> 
> > And FYI: I am asking because of starting a open development project.
> 
> That's fine.  Fine too if it's a closed project.  Python is free for all.
> 
> even-the-military<wink>-ly y'rs  - tim

Tim,

Thanks for the feedback <nod>, but it's not the point. I don't want to
change the copyright owner on anything. This is for new code.

Frank

"A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse"
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