On May 14, 9:21 pm, Lawrence D'Oliveiro <l...@geek- central.gen.new_zealand> wrote: > In message <mailman.180.1273860694.32709.python-l...@python.org>, Ed Keith > wrote: > > > I just refuse to use [the GPL] in any code for a client, because I > > do not want to require someone who does not know source code from Morse > > code code to figure out what they need to do to avoid violating the > > license. > > Why don’t you just put the source code on the same disc you send them, and > tell them to pass copies of the entire disc to anyone they want?
What you would really have to tell them is "don't pass along the program *unless* you copy the whole disk." That's no longer a courtesy -- that's a mandate. By not using the GPL, Ed avoids having to mandate to his customer how to treat the software he has delivered to them. Regards, Pat -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list