Re: python 2.0 license

2000-10-20 Thread Sean 'Shaleh' Perry
> > Anyway, something else: Could somebody please comment if the following is > correct: > > - Linking GPL C code with Python2.0 license C code violates the GPL. > > + Linking LGPL C code with Python2.0 license C code is no problem. > (since the LGPL doesn't infect a greater work) > both sou

Re: python 2.0 license

2000-10-20 Thread Gregor Hoffleit
On Fri, Oct 20, 2000 at 10:44:56AM -0700, Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote: > > >>From what I've heard, it's not that bad generally. Do you have specific > > examples of things that break ? > > beopen has a list of incompatibilites. Several python functions had their > argument checking tightened. Som

Re: python 2.0 license

2000-10-20 Thread Sean 'Shaleh' Perry
>> >> seeing how 2.0 does break some python, and will continue to do so in the >> future, it makes sense to support either version of python. Some python C >> modules may not compile etc. > >>From what I've heard, it's not that bad generally. Do you have specific > examples of things that break

Re: python 2.0 license

2000-10-20 Thread Gregor Hoffleit
On Fri, Oct 20, 2000 at 10:40:47AM -0700, Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote: > > > > Therefore I'm going to package Python 2.0 in a way that it can be installed > > parallel to the old Python 1.5.2 packages. The Python 2.0 packages won't > > include Readline support though (as well as other things that ar

Re: python 2.0 license

2000-10-20 Thread Sean 'Shaleh' Perry
> > Therefore I'm going to package Python 2.0 in a way that it can be installed > parallel to the old Python 1.5.2 packages. The Python 2.0 packages won't > include Readline support though (as well as other things that are covered by > the GPL). > seeing how 2.0 does break some python, and will

Re: python 2.0 license

2000-10-20 Thread Gregor Hoffleit
On Fri, Oct 20, 2000 at 07:17:17PM +0200, Tom Cato Amundsen wrote: > I cannot see much discussion about the python 2.0 license here, > has a agreement been reached? Will python 2.0 be included in > woody? Do you know other forums where this is discussed? > Please don't say debian-private! There's

python 2.0 license

2000-10-20 Thread Tom Cato Amundsen
I cannot see much discussion about the python 2.0 license here, has a agreement been reached? Will python 2.0 be included in woody? Do you know other forums where this is discussed? Please don't say debian-private! -- Tom Cato Amundsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> GNU Solfege - free eartraining, http://www