[Cython] cython license: PSF or Apache?

Robert Bradshaw robertwb at math.washington.edu
Tue Sep 23 20:55:22 CEST 2008


On Sep 23, 2008, at 11:01 AM, didier deshommes wrote:

> Hi there,
> The main page of cython (http://cython.org/#download) mentions that it
> is released under the Apache license
> (http://opensource-definition.org/licenses/apache2.0.html) while
> LICENSE.txt (http://hg.cython.org/cython/file/f4b39b81687b/ 
> LICENSE.txt)
> says cython is released under the PSF license. Which one is it?
>
> didier

Sorry for the confusion. It is the Apache license, as we found out  
the PSF license can't be applied to anything but Python itself. If  
Cython becomes part of the standard Python distribution, then we can  
change to the PSF.

I've changed LICENSE.txt t reflect this.

- Robert



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