I really don't get the differences between the Artistic License v2.0 and the GPL. They seem very similar.
Also, If I develop something in python under Artistic License 2.0, can I use a GPL library in my code ?
Thanks. I'm going to re-read the licenses, but I doubt I'll get it.
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Perl's Artistic License 2.0 says that the source code distribution may be relicensed so long as the new license is:
(ii) a license that permits the
licensee to freely copy, modify and
redistribute the Modified Version
using the same licensing terms that
apply to the copy that the licensee
received, and requires that the Sou...
The artistic license talks about modified and standard releases of a package, but nothing is said about chunks of code. Of course nobody here is a lawyer, but can you find something reasonable in the license allowing to take chunks of code from an AL project and putting the code verbatim into a BSD licensed project ?
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