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As someone with a fairly minimal understanding of the different open source licenses, I was a little confused on how you could fork Python to a commercial proje
by Exmoor 5y ago
As someone with a fairly minimal understanding of the different open source licenses, I was a little confused on how you could fork Python to a commercial project, but it turns out it's permitted under the license [0]:
> Note GPL-compatible doesn’t mean that we’re distributing Python under the GPL. All Python licenses, unlike the GPL, let you distribute a modified version without making your changes open source. The GPL-compatible licenses make it possible to combine Python with other software that is released under the GPL; the others don’t.
[0]https://docs.python.org/3/license.html https://docs.python.org/3/license.html
- cwmma 5y agothis is the difference between 'strong' copyleft licenses like the GPL and 'weak' permissive licenses like the MIT, pythons, or BSD