On 21 Jun 2001 17:18:40 +0200, Federico Di Gregorio wrote:
On 21 Jun 2001 11:08:30 -0400, Jim Penny wrote: [snip]
OK, consider this from another point of view. If I have an operating system may I install a piece of GPL software on the operating system? May I redistribute the operating system? With the GPL software? May I invoke/run the GPL software?
My understanding is that the answer to every one of these is yes.
yes. only if it is free. only if it is free. yes, but only because gpl allows for gpl code linking with the major components of the os even if they are proprietary.
May I modify the GPL software and distribute it without giving downstream the same opportunity. Clearly no.
Now, s/operating system/zope/g
Do the answers to the questions change? And, if so, why?
From my perspective, and I think from fog's the answer is that it should not change the answers.
err, no. if you write an external module using only python code, as long as you use a gpl-compatible python to run zope, you can call your
No, No, no, NO! The License of PYTHON only applies to modifications, derivations, etc. of _PYTHON_, NOT anything _written_ in it. (BTW, according to the gnu site, Python 2.0.1 and 2.1.1 (and later) ARE GPL-compatible :) Bill