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A note about Python licensing
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omniORB's IDL compiler, omniidl, requires Python, version 1.5.2 or
later.

Versions of Python up to and including 1.5.2 had a very simple and
liberal license; versions from 1.6 onwards have much more complex, and
more restrictive licenses. In particular, it is arguable as to whether
the new licensing terms are "GPL compatible" -- that is, whether it is
permissible to link Python with code licensed under the GNU Public
License.

To avoid any doubt, we explicitly permit omniidl and the omniORB
run-time libraries to be linked with any version of Python.