Hi, My program source(python script) is not licensed under GPLv2. It's non-free and want to build/freeze it using pyInstaller.
>From COPYING.txt( https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller/develop/COPYING.txt), there is no exception which states the commercial source can be build/freeze with pyInstaller. >From the license website(https://www.pyinstaller.org/license.html), it clearly stated - with a special exception *which allows to use PyInstaller to build and distribute non-free programs* (including commercial ones). This special exception is missing from COPYING.txt which has the GPL license terms. Could you add this special exception in COPYING.txt which solves the licensing issues. Thanks Mortha On Thursday, 27 February 2020 23:01:48 UTC+5:30, Hartmut Goebel wrote: > > Hi, > > https://www.pyinstaller.org/license.html > PyInstaller is distributed under the GPL license (see the file COPYING.txt > <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fpyinstaller%2Fpyinstaller%2Fblob%2Fdevelop%2FCOPYING.txt%3Fraw%3Dtrue&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEfknT-_zHPiT3kSdcAbn2PMzwnDw> > in > the source code), with a special exception *which allows to use > PyInstaller to build and distribute non-free programs* (including > commercial ones). > > Could you clarify if the license still allow the commercial binaries built > through pyInstaller to be distributed under GPLv2? > > I'm not sure if I understood your question. > > So you program's source is licensed under the GPLv2? You cant to > build/freeze it using PyInstaller - which is GPLv2 licensed, too? > > Did reading COPYING.txt > <https://github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller/blob/develop/COPYING.txt?raw=true> > > , which contains the "official" license, not solve youe question? Then we > might need to extend the explansion there. > -- > Schönen Gruß > Hartmut Goebel > Dipl.-Informatiker (univ), CISSP, CSSLP, ISO 27001 Lead Implementer > Information Security Management, Security Governance, Secure Software > Development > > Goebel Consult, Landshut > http://www.goebel-consult.de > > Blog: https://www.goe-con.de/blog/35.000-gegen-vorratdatenspeicherung > Kolumne: > https://www.goe-con.de/hartmut-goebel/cissp-gefluester/2010-08-scheingefechte-um-rim > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PyInstaller" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pyinstaller/c3a60e5a-a0f3-40de-80e8-84c780e0e5b0%40googlegroups.com.
