[Jython-dev] Jython license and GPL incompatibility

[Ben B. <be...@ac...>]

Hi.  I'm currently looking at packaging Jython for debian and I'm wondering 
what the current status is with the Jython license.  At the moment it seems 
the Jython license is incompatible with the GPL.

According to the FSF website 
(http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/license-list.html):

The License of Python 1.6b1 and later versions, through 2.0 and 2.1. 
This is a free software license but is incompatible with the GNU GPL. The 
primary incompatibility is that this Python license is governed by the laws 
of the State of Virginia, in the USA, and the GPL does not permit this.

The license for Jython, as found on www.jython.org and in the CVS, currently 
contains this GPL-incompatible clause.  CPython has recently altered their 
license to make CPython compatible with the GPL 
(http://www.python.org/2.0.1/).

Is Jython likely to follow suit?

Thanks,
	Ben.

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