Groups | Search | Server Info | Keyboard shortcuts | Login | Register [http] [https] [nntp] [nntps]

Groups > comp.lang.python > #72255

Re: Forking PyPI package

Path csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!news2.arglkargh.de!news.albasani.net!newsreader4.netcologne.de!news.netcologne.de!xlned.com!feeder7.xlned.com!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed1a.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail
Return-Path <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com>
X-Original-To python-list@python.org
Delivered-To python-list@mail.python.org
X-Spam-Status OK 0.064
X-Spam-Evidence '*H*': 0.87; '*S*': 0.00; 'subject:PyPI': 0.09; 'bsd': 0.16; 'ignoring': 0.16; 'license"': 0.16; 'license;': 0.16; 'sad': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'code.': 0.18; 'thu,': 0.19; 'instance,': 0.24; 'interpret': 0.24; 'text.': 0.24; 'versions': 0.24; 'second': 0.26; 'least': 0.26; 'somewhere': 0.26; 'header :In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'chris': 0.29; 'am,': 0.29; 'forgot': 0.30; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; 'code': 0.31; 'trivial': 0.31; 'option': 0.32; "can't": 0.35; 'common': 0.35; 'but': 0.35; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'there': 0.35; 'dies': 0.36; 'should': 0.36; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.38; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'how': 0.40; 'manually': 0.60; 'back': 0.62; 'him,': 0.64; 'different': 0.65; 'license': 0.66; 'judge': 0.68; 'touch': 0.74; 'absolutely': 0.87
DKIM-Signature v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :content-type; bh=ne0sWFUPOjncBszifbjizbyLmGks7o6O1WUUnQjoTZE=; b=tBi4Rqq1uqxKmydig5rDhHJHjtksiG8sAF88AmiOshhDqy8g+6wwItRs+lw4/wg9CT WLo+n1jxH6+YKRjIjsTaMoAGvV7QNig294ROw0NGKONzBR4ZR6JepPs/lN6NvdOxYPho 2wlQfsGKZdkYlnm2EjJZO/yZEd4c9UPIknXt8eS1P5xq31/MMY9wzrSq2NxBWT9sXXW2 xDCdHGfRF4yPQ/wuqEIHckMiAnpNjdnOmuKKyyAQW/vznuuaR9V4jBy92Ct2LJogjNol sNUah2pTs5IRTsZQkHyNBZyJKubdCiNZX6Vd51if1EUv+ugfIp6V1Wms/QKgpMveii7t e0cA==
X-Received by 10.236.179.69 with SMTP id g45mr14059068yhm.81.1401400490678; Thu, 29 May 2014 14:54:50 -0700 (PDT)
MIME-Version 1.0
In-Reply-To <CAPTjJmqTkY3g21fvn-xUf26Ua9AzTYKMCGr1i45R2chyRyVNrQ@mail.gmail.com>
References <1fgpxn70wxrg0.1rv21r79ohz7z$.dlg@40tude.net> <CAPTjJmqTkY3g21fvn-xUf26Ua9AzTYKMCGr1i45R2chyRyVNrQ@mail.gmail.com>
From Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com>
Date Thu, 29 May 2014 15:54:09 -0600
Subject Re: Forking PyPI package
To Python <python-list@python.org>
Content-Type text/plain; charset=UTF-8
X-BeenThere python-list@python.org
X-Mailman-Version 2.1.15
Precedence list
List-Id General discussion list for the Python programming language <python-list.python.org>
List-Unsubscribe <https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-list>, <mailto:python-list-request@python.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive <http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/>
List-Post <mailto:python-list@python.org>
List-Help <mailto:python-list-request@python.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe <https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list>, <mailto:python-list-request@python.org?subject=subscribe>
Newsgroups comp.lang.python
Message-ID <mailman.10460.1401400498.18130.python-list@python.org> (permalink)
Lines 12
NNTP-Posting-Host 2001:888:2000:d::a6
X-Trace 1401400498 news.xs4all.nl 2839 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:39754
X-Complaints-To abuse@xs4all.nl
Xref csiph.com comp.lang.python:72255

Show key headers only | View raw

On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 1:40 AM, Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> wrote:
> If you absolutely can't get in touch with him, the only option is to
> go back to the original protocol and manually reimplement it,
> completely ignoring this code. It's sad but true; some code dies
> because of a trivial thing like "Oops, I forgot to actually say that
> this is MIT-licensed".

The second part of that is that the code should actually *include* the
license text. Just writing "BSD license" somewhere on the website or
in package metadata is annoyingly common but somewhat questionable in
how a judge might interpret it.  For instance, there at least four
different versions of the BSD license; which one did you mean?

Back to comp.lang.python | Previous | Next — Previous in thread | Next in thread | Find similar | Unroll thread

Thread

Forking PyPI package Wiktor <look@signature.invalid> - 2014-05-29 02:31 +0200
  Re: Forking PyPI package Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2014-05-28 22:06 -0400
  Re: Forking PyPI package Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-05-29 17:40 +1000
    Re: Forking PyPI package Duncan Booth <duncan.booth@invalid.invalid> - 2014-05-29 07:56 +0000
      Re: Forking PyPI package Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-05-29 18:06 +1000
  Re: Forking PyPI package Wiktor <look@signature.invalid> - 2014-05-29 10:49 +0200
  Re: Forking PyPI package Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2014-05-29 15:54 -0600
    Re: Forking PyPI package Wiktor <look@signature.invalid> - 2014-06-05 18:56 +0200
      Re: Forking PyPI package Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-06-06 03:37 +1000
        Re: Forking PyPI package Wiktor <look@signature.invalid> - 2014-06-06 02:15 +0200
          Re: Forking PyPI package Akira Li <4kir4.1i@gmail.com> - 2014-06-06 15:26 +0400
  Re: Forking PyPI package Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-05-30 10:26 +1000

csiph-web