[Bf-committers] GPL + Python, revisited

[Martin Poirier]

Hi,

--- On Tue, 3/31/09, Kent Mein <mein at cs.umn.edu> wrote:

> > Still not much news from FSF on the topic, apparently
> it's not simple 
> > for them either.
> > I proposed to them (and to this list now) to make the
> following 
> > official FAQ statement on the Blender Python license;
> > 
> > (Explanation follows, scroll down)
> > 
> 
> Looks good to me.  I think they would have a hard time
> complaining with
> it.  It follows the spirit of the GPL and is well defined.

Agreed.

> Maybe one thing is in the "bindings" section
> don't just assume they are binding to GPL but have a
> statement that
> says something more generic like, if you are using bindings
> your subject
> to whatever licenses the software you are binding to are
> subject to.
> (Then use your GPL example to clarify)

I'd go further than that. Instead of saying this:

> This exception is only valid if the script doesn't use "bindings" 
> (calls to)
> to other libraries or facilities that are GPL licensed.

We could just say:

This exception only applies to the Blender Python API. Scripts still have to follow the licenses of other code, bindings or libraries that they might use.

Martin


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