On 06/07/2016 02:51 PM, Hughe Chung wrote:
> I've been porting an Open Source program to Python 3.4 for my personal
> use. The original source code written by C language in 2005 has MIT
> license.
>
> ...
>
> I'm planning to release it under GPLv3 soon. I will definitely
> acknowledge original author on the license but don't want to include
> the ancient source code in my program.
>

I think it depends on how much you copied and how polite you are. You
can say "inspired by", but if your code is structured the same and it
really is a port, I think you might want to word it differently. Though
I don't think you need to include such a notice in your source code. If
you are naming it the same and calling it a Python version, then maybe
coordinate with the original author. That's just my opinion. I am not a
lawyer.

Simon