Re: [Python-Dev] Using code with a public domain like license

2010-01-25 Thread Stefan Krah
Thanks. I see that you've cc'd the PSF already, so I'll wait a while and ask them directly if I don't hear anything. Stefan Krah Guido van Rossum wrote: > I would ask a lawyer. If the PSF's lawyer (Van Lindbergh) is okay > you're golden. Most lawyer don't like licenses that are clearly > writt

Re: [Python-Dev] Using code with a public domain like license

2010-01-25 Thread Guido van Rossum
I would ask a lawyer. If the PSF's lawyer (Van Lindbergh) is okay you're golden. Most lawyer don't like licenses that are clearly written by laypersons like this one, so it may require some convincing to do. --Guido On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 7:37 AM, Victor Stinner wrote: > Hi, > > Le lundi 25 jan

Re: [Python-Dev] Using code with a public domain like license

2010-01-25 Thread Victor Stinner
Hi, Le lundi 25 janvier 2010 13:49:48, Stefan Krah a écrit : > The license is public domain like: > > http://www.hackersdelight.org/permissions.htm > > Is this license good enough for inclusion in Python? "You are free to use, copy, and distribute any of the code on this web site, whether modi

[Python-Dev] Using code with a public domain like license

2010-01-25 Thread Stefan Krah
Hi, I would like to use this code from Hacker's Delight in cdecimal: http://www.hackersdelight.org/HDcode/divlu.c The divlu function is Knuth's algorithm D optimized for 64bit/32bit -> 32bit divrem. It is going to be used for (hypothetical?) platforms without uint64_t. The license is public d