Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!gegeweb.org!de-l.enfer-du-nord.net!feeder1.enfer-du-nord.net!newsfeed.eweka.nl!eweka.nl!feeder3.eweka.nl!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed5.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.000 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 1.00; '*S*': 0.00; 'modify': 0.05; 'source.': 0.05; 'executable': 0.07; 'gpl': 0.07; 'subject:license': 0.07; 'python': 0.09; 'received:mail-lpp01m010-f46.google.com': 0.09; 'sep': 0.09; "wouldn't": 0.11; 'subject:python': 0.11; 'source,': 0.15; '7:58': 0.16; 'compatible.': 0.16; 'different?': 0.16; 'gpl,': 0.16; 'url:license': 0.16; 'mon,': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.17; 'code,': 0.18; 'software.': 0.21; 'releasing': 0.22; 'subject:problem': 0.22; "python's": 0.23; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.25; '(which': 0.26; 'compiled': 0.27; 'message- id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.27; 'url:mailman': 0.29; 'convert': 0.29; 'source': 0.29; 'received:209.85.215.46': 0.30; 'compatible': 0.30; 'distribute': 0.30; 'code': 0.31; 'url:python': 0.32; 'mac': 0.32; 'url:listinfo': 0.32; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.33; 'received:google.com': 0.34; 'thanks': 0.34; 'open': 0.35; 'pm,': 0.35; 'subject:?': 0.35; 'received:209.85': 0.35; 'url:org': 0.36; 'does': 0.37; 'being': 0.37; 'received:209': 0.37; 'subject:: ': 0.38; 'url:docs': 0.38; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'release': 0.39; 'url:mail': 0.40; 'your': 0.60; 'license': 0.65; 'quality': 0.69; 'commercial': 0.73 X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=google.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type:x-gm-message-state; bh=vVxgqSAy1a64XEPLekBdm9igokOhdReShgT0Sih3YS8=; b=Yjg9GZKUMkr5kLpwl408j5pYqFVuSVBXizecAKFLuWnyanBWLuWJAnV9sU1elRf5uX bcDEz3L0XK8pGtPbMdM6Tg9NmJLHHNpP8R2fJMbBDQ584Qe376OC2ef8ZmDCQkD3Tmtf fUaXVtaFBjkr76Z7ASZZkqByUJbRTw9wV1vFuhirOhhgqjVUVNdHsLhlWNrs5IJpvB9I SG/PDRU1REtEPt6qZHRkkRrPCn4DS7jmsBBLaei03bqsfBxIzflFSdjoRPLQ6qZzksT3 NYTmVWIM8OyQhGjz92xVIB9uRqeo3mgVhkZnACtVknr5Lb4TdeIaoWWVLpsOhO3UFhl/ wr9w== MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <2f6ddde4-cff2-4005-bda5-b251e9822aff@googlegroups.com> References: <2f6ddde4-cff2-4005-bda5-b251e9822aff@googlegroups.com> Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 20:16:08 -0700 Subject: Re: a python license problem? From: Benjamin Kaplan To: python-list@python.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQmhAlVp1xGQuo7R61tlIWhoNnAT9zQ3sxAe13byY3Y/BoHv4pGFBnvG9Opv0RX8oaukiyqa X-Junkmail-Whitelist: YES (by domain whitelist at mpv1.tis.cwru.edu) X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 20 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1347333373 news.xs4all.nl 6909 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:35193 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:28867 On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 7:58 PM, Jayden wrote: > Python is under GPL compatible. If I develop a python code, convert it to executable and distribute the executable as a commercial software. May I need to make my source code open? > > If python is under GPL, is the answer different? Thanks a lot!! > -- > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list "GPL compatible" is not a license. It's a quality of the license. Python's license is compatible with the GPL, which means that you can use Python in software licensed under the GPL Python's license (which is available at http://docs.python.org/license.html ) does not require Python code to be open source, nor does it prohibit commercial use. And even if Python was under the GPL, you would still be able to release your own programs without opening the source. You just wouldn't be able to modify Python without releasing your changes. That's how the userland in Mac OS X is still closed-source despite being compiled with GCC.