> Obviously everyone understands this differently. But I thought that if > I have a script A: > > ------- > from sage.all import x > print x**2 > ------- > > Then my script has to be GPL, because it is dynamically loading a GPL > library (without any runtime exception) *and* my script doesn't work > without Sage. > > If I however write a script B: > > ------- > sage_present = True > if sage_present: > from sage.all import x > print x**2 > else: > from sympy.abc import x > print x**2 > ------ > > Then my script doesn't have to be GPL, because it also runs when Sage > is not present (and sympy is BSD). > > Am I right or wrong?
In the canonical interpretation of the GPL, you are right. Brian --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to sage-devel-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel URLs: http://www.sagemath.org -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
