@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ distributing L/GPL code through an separate channel, possibly a
1414toolkit. If you include code, make sure you include a copy of that
1515code's license in the license directory if the code's license requires
1616you to distribute the license with it. Non-BSD compatible licenses
17- are acceptable in matplotlib toolkits (e.g., basemap), but make sure you
17+ are acceptable in Matplotlib toolkits (e.g., basemap), but make sure you
1818clearly state the licenses you are using.
1919
2020Why BSD compatible?
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ Famous projects released under a BSD-style license in the permissive
5050sense of the last paragraph are the BSD operating system, python and
5151TeX.
5252
53- There are several reasons why early matplotlib developers selected a
54- BSD compatible license. matplotlib is a python extension, and we
53+ There are several reasons why early Matplotlib developers selected a
54+ BSD compatible license. Matplotlib is a python extension, and we
5555choose a license that was based on the python license (BSD
5656compatible). Also, we wanted to attract as many users and developers
5757as possible, and many software companies will not use GPL code in
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ to open source development, such as `enthought
6060<https://www.enthought.com> `_, out of legitimate concern that use of the
6161GPL will "infect" their code base by its viral nature. In effect, they
6262want to retain the right to release some proprietary code. Companies
63- and institutions who use matplotlib often make significant
63+ and institutions who use Matplotlib often make significant
6464contributions, because they have the resources to get a job done, even
65- a boring one. Two of the matplotlib backends (FLTK and WX) were
65+ a boring one. Two of the Matplotlib backends (FLTK and WX) were
6666contributed by private companies. The final reason behind the
6767licensing choice is compatibility with the other python extensions for
6868scientific computing: ipython, numpy, scipy, the enthought tool suite
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