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The choice of Apache 2.0 for the license is interesting. It makes the library incompatible with GPLv2 software[1], but compatible with being integrated into the
by antoncohen 14y ago
The choice of Apache 2.0 for the license is interesting. It makes the library incompatible with GPLv2 software[1], but compatible with being integrated into the Python standard library[2].
[1] http://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#apache2 http://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#apache2
[2] http://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonSoftwareFoundationLicenseFaq#line-75 http://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonSoftwareFoundationLicenseF...
- DArcMattr 14y agoI'd hardly characterize the ISC license as "esoteric". It's fairly compact, yet plain in its language. Apache 2.0 takes a lawyer's help in trying to understand.