Hi, First, sorry for sending an HTML message to the list, this was not intended.
I now found out that http://docs.python.org/release/2.6.6/license.html does actually explain which part of the software is covered by which part of the license, but contains a different subset of licenses than the LICENSE.txt - two of the differences are the Berkeley part, and the windows binary build part. This is just adding somewhat more confusion... Thanks, Markus Original Message: Betreff: Pure python standard library and License Hi, We want to include IronPython in one of our products, including the pure Python part of the python standard library. It seems that the IronPython installer packagers simply copied the pure python part of the standard library (the directory tree of .py files which is installed by cPython and IronPython installers in the lib/ subdirectory) from cPython. Now, this directory comes with a LICENSE.txt which contains a conglomerate of several licenses, and for us (and our Lawyers), it is not entirely clear which part of the license applies to the pure Python part of the standard library, and which applies to other files (like the Berkeley Database license). Our current understanding is that all the .py files which do not contain any explicit mentioning of a license are covered by the Python licenses (the first three licenses of the LICENSE.txt), and that e. G. the Berkeley Database License only applies to the bsddb module which is implemented in C, and thus is currently neither included with nor usable from IronPython. Is there anyone who can confirm this interpretation? Maybe the LICENSE.txt should clarify somehow which of the licenses applies to which part of the software. Best regards Markus Schaber ___________________________ We software Automation. 3S-Smart Software Solutions GmbH Markus Schaber | Developer Memminger Str. 151 | 87439 Kempten | Germany | Tel. +49-831-54031-0 | Fax +49-831-54031-50 Email: m.scha...@3s-software.com | Web: http://www.3s-software.com CoDeSys internet forum: http://forum.3s-software.com Download CoDeSys sample projects: http://www.3s-software.com/index.shtml?sample_projects Managing Directors: Dipl.Inf. Dieter Hess, Dipl.Inf. Manfred Werner | Trade register: Kempten HRB 6186 | Tax ID No.: DE 167014915 -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
