gnu readline licensing?

2010-04-20 Thread Brendan Miller
Python provides a GNU readline interface... since readline is a GPLv3 library, doesn't that make python subject to the GPL? I'm confused because I thought python had a more BSD style license. Also, I presume programs written with the readline interface would still be subject to GPL... might want

Re: gnu readline licensing?

2010-04-20 Thread Robert Kern
On 4/20/10 1:09 PM, Brendan Miller wrote: Python provides a GNU readline interface... since readline is a GPLv3 library, doesn't that make python subject to the GPL? I'm confused because I thought python had a more BSD style license. The PSF License is more BSD-styled, yes. The readline module

Re: gnu readline licensing?

2010-04-20 Thread Brendan Miller
On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 11:38 AM, Robert Kern robert.k...@gmail.com wrote: On 4/20/10 1:09 PM, Brendan Miller wrote: Python provides a GNU readline interface... since readline is a GPLv3 library, doesn't that make python subject to the GPL? I'm confused because I thought python had a more BSD

Re: gnu readline licensing?

2010-04-20 Thread Robert Kern
On 4/20/10 3:49 PM, Brendan Miller wrote: On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 11:38 AM, Robert Kernrobert.k...@gmail.com wrote: On 4/20/10 1:09 PM, Brendan Miller wrote: Python provides a GNU readline interface... since readline is a GPLv3 library, doesn't that make python subject to the GPL? I'm

Re: gnu readline licensing?

2010-04-20 Thread Irmen de Jong
On 20-4-2010 20:09, Brendan Miller wrote: Python provides a GNU readline interface... since readline is a GPLv3 library, doesn't that make python subject to the GPL? I'm confused because I thought python had a more BSD style license. Also, I presume programs written with the readline interface