On Fri, 5 Feb 2016 at 10:34 Emile van Sebille <em...@fenx.com> wrote:
> On 2/5/2016 9:37 AM, Alexander Walters wrote: > > > > > > On 2/5/2016 12:27, Emile van Sebille wrote: > >> On 2/1/2016 9:20 AM, Ethan Furman wrote: > >>> On 02/01/2016 08:40 AM, R. David Murray wrote: > >> <snip> > >>>> On the other hand, if the distros go the way Nick has (I think) been > >>>> advocating, and have a separate 'system python for system scripts' > that > >>>> is independent of the one installed for user use, having the > >>>> system-only > >>>> python be frozen and sourceless would actually make sense on a > >>>> couple of > >>>> levels. > >>> > >>> Agreed. > >> > >> Except for that nasty licensing issue requiring source code. > >> > >> Emile > > Licensing requires, in the GPL at least, that the *modified* sources be > > made *available*, not that they be shipped with the product. Looking at > > the Python license, and what tools already do, there is zero need to > > ship the source to stay compliant. > > Hmm, the annotated Open Source Definition explicitly states "The program > must include source code" -- how did I misinterpret that? > Because you left off the part following: "... and must allow distribution in source code as well as compiled form". This is entirely a discussion of distribution in a compiled form.
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