IronPython - response to comments

I've had a few inquiries on the relationship of IronPython to Mono. Technically, IronPython is designed to run on any platform that implements the CLI specification v2.0. We would consider it a bug in IronPython if it didn’t run on a correct implementation of the CLI v2.0. We haven’t tested this release on Mono, but we would expect it to run just fine so long as Mono is a correct and complete implementation of the standard. Since the CLI v2.0 is very new, it wouldn’t be surprising if it took a few months before Mono was completely ready to run IronPython 0.7.

The IronPython license doesn’t include any restrictions on what platforms you can run this code. It is important to note however that it doesn’t grant any rights to the underlying platform. I know, this leads to the question - is Mono legally licensed? It is not our software, you are going to have to ask Novell as they are the leaders of that project.

 

The IronPython license is permissive and is released under our Shared Source Initiative. As I just posted to Rob Menschings blog, Shared Source is an umbrella term that covers the full spectrum of our source releases. 

 

Here is the license in case you haven't seen it. It should meet just about anyone's interpretation as to what is "open."

 

(This is a reprint of a Microsoft-authored license)

Shared Source License for IronPython

This license governs use of the accompanying software (“Software”), and your use of the Software constitutes acceptance of this license.

You may use the Software for any commercial or noncommercial purpose, including distributing derivative works.

In return, we simply require that you agree:

  1. Not to remove any copyright or other notices from the Software.
  2. That if you distribute the Software in source code form you do so only under this license (i.e. you must include a complete copy of this license with your distribution), and if you distribute the Software solely in object form you only do so under a license that complies with this license.
  3. That the Software comes "as is", with no warranties. None whatsoever. This means no express, implied or statutory warranty, including without limitation, warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or any warranty of title or non-infringement. Also, you must pass this disclaimer on whenever you distribute the Software or derivative works.
  4. That neither Microsoft nor any contributor to the Software will be liable for any of those types of damages known as indirect, special, consequential, or incidental related to the Software or this license, to the maximum extent the law permits, no matter what legal theory it’s based on. Also, you must pass this limitation of liability on whenever you distribute the Software or derivative works.
  5. That if you sue anyone over patents that you think may apply to the Software for a person's use of the Software, your license to the Software ends automatically.
  6. That the patent rights, if any, granted in this license only apply to the Software, not to any derivative works you make.
  7. That if you are an agency of the U.S. Government, (i) Software provided pursuant to a solicitation issued on or after December 1, 1995, is provided with the commercial license rights set forth in this license, and (ii) Software provided pursuant to a solicitation issued prior to December 1, 1995, is provided with “Restricted Rights” as set forth in FAR, 48 C.F.R. 52.227-14 (June 1987) or DFAR, 48 C.F.R. 252.227-7013 (Oct 1988), as applicable.
  8. That your rights under this License end automatically if you breach it in any way.
  9. That all rights not expressly granted to you in this license are reserved.

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