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Fix documentation for readline license (#1297)
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NITS: I fixed the license for readline in the documentation to GPLv3.

cf. https://tiswww.case.edu/php/chet/readline/rltop.html

> Readline is free software, distributed under the terms of the [GNU
General Public License, version
3](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html).

cf.
https://gregoryszorc.com/docs/python-build-standalone/main/running.html#licensing

> Most licenses are fairly permissive. Notable exceptions to this are
GDBM and readline, which are both licensed under GPL Version 3.
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3w36zj6 authored Jul 30, 2024
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Expand Up @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ different from a regular Python build.

The following changes to a regular Python versions you should be aware of:

* `libedit` instead of `readline`: unfortunately `readline` is GPL2 licensed
* `libedit` instead of `readline`: unfortunately `readline` is GPLv3 licensed
and this is a hazard for redistributions. As such, the portable Python
builds link against the more freely licensed `libedit` instead.

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