[Python-Dev] Incorporating bsddb3
Barry A. Warsaw
barry@python.org
2002年10月30日 12:33:28 -0500
>>>>> "MAL" == M <mal@lemburg.com> writes:
>> Not in the source distro, but it will end up in the RPMs and
>> other binary distros.
MAL> But that would violate the Sleepycat license; we are not
MAL> shipping readline or a module which statically links against
MAL> readline in the binary distros for the same reason.
Again, when we talked to Sleepycat a year and a half ago, they said it
would be ok to distribute the library with Python. IIRC, even a
binary distro would be fine. But I think a simple email to them would
clear the issue up.
MAL> BTW, Sleepycat ships Berkley DB 4.1, wouldn't it be wise to
MAL> update the wrapper module to that version ?
Because there are problems:
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_id=1206938&forum_id=4362
-Barry