[bip] Blog post on bioinformatics and Python

[Ryan Raaum]

>> 1. Changing from GPL to the BioPython license significantly expanded
>> the number of people who could contribute and use the project
>> (especially among those in industry).
>
> Since I was the one that wrote the Biopython license I
> can say for certain it was never GPL.  I have a strong
> preference for BSD-like licenses over GPL, precisely so
> that people can grab parts of the code and not worry
> about license effects.

Right. Got confused with this one between BioPython and BioRuby (which
was GPL until very recently). Sorry about that.

-Ryan