Talk:Python Software Foundation License

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[edit] Free Software or Open Source license?

I tend to the latter, because both http://www.python.org/psf/license/ and http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.4.2/license/ specifically refer to The Open Source Initiative: "The Open Source Initiative has certified the Python license as Open Source, and includes it on their list of open source licenses".

Of course, the Python Licence is also a Free Software one, but the semantics of "All Python releases are Open Source... Historically, most, but not all, Python releases have also been GPL-compatible" convinced me to make changes to text of the article and Categories. --xrgtn 12:19, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] BSD family?

Which philosophy model would the license be under? I read through it, and it seems that only one version of Python included the sticky license agreement model like the GPL. So, does that mean it's a more BSD-ideal license, or does it contain some clause I'm missing? Nicholasink 20:39, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Copyleft?

Does anybody know whether the Python Software Foundation License is considered a copyleft license or not? I'm just curious - I read through it, but the agreement was a bit difficult to understand (it mentioned different versions with different restrictions, etc.) Nicholasink 20:44, 24 March 2006 (UTC) [originally posted at Talk:Copyleft].