[Python-modules-team] Xlwt/Pyexcelerator licensing information needs to be clarified

Jan Dittberner jan at dittberner.info
Mon Jan 5 21:53:20 UTC 2009


On Sun, Jan 04, 2009 at 10:54:25PM +0000, John McNamara wrote:
> 
> 
> On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 10:50 PM, Jan Dittberner <jan at dittberner.info> wrote:
> 
>     Bitmap.py contains a verbatim copy of a diagram and code from the Perl code
>     and
>     is subject to the terms of either the Artistic License, the GPL or both. I
>     think only the author of Spreadsheet::WriteExcel may allow the distribution
>     with your BSD licensed sources.
> 
> As the author of Spreadsheet::WriteExcel you have my full permission to
> distribute any derived code in Pyexcelerator under the BSD or any other
> appropriate opensource license.

Hi John,

thanks for this permission.

Is this permission granted only to us (Debian) and pyExelerator/xwlt or to
everyone?

Such a permission will be required to meet the criteria of the DFSG (Debian
Free Software Guidelines) [1].

[1] http://www.debian.org/social_contract#guidelines


Regards
Jan



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