Bug#293932: [Python-Dev] license issues with profiler.py and md5.h/md5c.c

2005-02-08 Thread Tim Peters
[Matthias Klose] A Debian user pointed out (http://bugs.debian.org/293932), that the current license for the Python profiler is not conforming to the DFSG (Debian free software guidelines). http://www.python.org/doc/current/lib/node829.html states This permission is explicitly restricted

Bug#293932: [Python-Dev] license issues with profiler.py and md5.h/md5c.c

2005-02-11 Thread Tim Peters
[Jeremy Hylton] Unfortunately a license that says it is in the public domain is unacceptable (and should be for Debian, too). That is to say, it's not possible for someone to claim that something they produce is in the public domain. See http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/6225 [Michael