[Python-Dev] Re: [Patches] [ python-Patches-428326 ] Timer class for threading (original) (raw)

Eric S. Raymond esr@thyrsus.com
Wed, 30 May 2001 17:42:22 -0400

Tim Peters <tim.one@home.com>:

My position will be that nothing ships in the distribution unless copyright has been assigned to the PSF, or the contributor has agreed to give the PSF a non-exclusive irrevocable etc license to release their work under the PSF license du jour. Fleshing out the second option so as to prevent abuse on either side is going to require significant effort ("what if the PSF goes away?", "what if the PSF changes its license to something I hate?", "what if I change my mind?", etc).

Unfortunately, significant effort takes significant time too, and nobody has started on this yet.

I think a PSF pleadge to use only an OSI-certified license would address some of these issues. Write it into the bylaws if necessary.

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