robc writes:
Hello,
I'm about to make a Linux/Windows release. I'm going to GPL
the code under Linux, and see no problems, because they'll
just have to have Python and wxPython installed already.
If use an installer for Windows that has the Python
and wxPython dlls along with my code, does this mean the Windows
version can't be GPL'd because of the wxWindows license and
Python license?
No, it doesn't.
As the copyright holder and the licenser, *you* can do apply any license
that you want, even one that says "no one AT ALL can do ANYTHING with this
software", and not have to worry..., unless you're afraid of getting sued
by yourself, which would be, to say the least, very strange....
Basically, the licenser of the software isn't bound by the terms of the
license, because he doesn't need to give a license to himself.
Anyone *else* who receives a copy of the software with that license,
however, *does* need to adhere to the terms of the license.
Before Qt was GPL'd, while the KDE project's code was distributed with the
GPL, the problem that you're afraid of actually happened:
KDE binaries and Qt binaries--two packages with conflicting licenses--were
distributed together. The only vendor really allow'd to distribute that
combination was the KDE team itself.
If I remember correctly, RMS's and Debian's suggestion was they the KDE
team simply write, as one of the terms of their license, something to the
effect of:
"You are explicitely granted permission to combine, compile, link, and
redistribute this [KDE] code with that of the Qt GUI library".
Again: since you are the licensor, you can give anything that you want as
your licensing terms. I'd recommend something like:
"This software (whateverit'scalled) is distributed under the terms of the
GNU General Public License, along with permission to combine and
redistribute it with Python".
There are examples of such `modified GPL'ing' (like GUILE's license) on the
GNU license-list page:
http://www.gnu.org/philosphy/license-list.html
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