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2.4 -A. HISTORY OF THE SOFTWARE
2.5 -==========================
2.6 -
2.7 -Python was created in the early 1990s by Guido van Rossum at Stichting
2.8 -Mathematisch Centrum (CWI, see http://www.cwi.nl) in the Netherlands
2.9 -as a successor of a language called ABC. Guido remains Python's
2.10 -principal author, although it includes many contributions from others.
2.11 -
2.12 -In 1995, Guido continued his work on Python at the Corporation for
2.13 -National Research Initiatives (CNRI, see http://www.cnri.reston.va.us)
2.14 -in Reston, Virginia where he released several versions of the
2.15 -software.
2.16 -
2.17 -In May 2000, Guido and the Python core development team moved to
2.18 -BeOpen.com to form the BeOpen PythonLabs team. In October of the same
2.19 -year, the PythonLabs team moved to Digital Creations (now Zope
2.20 -Corporation, see http://www.zope.com). In 2001, the Python Software
2.21 -Foundation (PSF, see http://www.python.org/psf/) was formed, a
2.22 -non-profit organization created specifically to own Python-related
2.23 -Intellectual Property. Zope Corporation is a sponsoring member of
2.24 -the PSF.
2.25 -
2.26 -All Python releases are Open Source (see http://www.opensource.org for
2.27 -the Open Source Definition). Historically, most, but not all, Python
2.28 -releases have also been GPL-compatible; the table below summarizes
2.29 -the various releases.
2.30 -
2.31 - Release Derived Year Owner GPL-
2.32 - from compatible? (1)
2.33 -
2.34 - 0.9.0 thru 1.2 1991-1995 CWI yes
2.35 - 1.3 thru 1.5.2 1.2 1995-1999 CNRI yes
2.36 - 1.6 1.5.2 2000 CNRI no
2.37 - 2.0 1.6 2000 BeOpen.com no
2.38 - 1.6.1 1.6 2001 CNRI yes (2)
2.39 - 2.1 2.0+1.6.1 2001 PSF no
2.40 - 2.0.1 2.0+1.6.1 2001 PSF yes
2.41 - 2.1.1 2.1+2.0.1 2001 PSF yes
2.42 - 2.2 2.1.1 2001 PSF yes
2.43 - 2.1.2 2.1.1 2002 PSF yes
2.44 - 2.1.3 2.1.2 2002 PSF yes
2.45 - 2.2.1 2.2 2002 PSF yes
2.46 - 2.2.2 2.2.1 2002 PSF yes
2.47 - 2.2.3 2.2.2 2003 PSF yes
2.48 - 2.3 2.2.2 2002-2003 PSF yes
2.49 - 2.3.1 2.3 2002-2003 PSF yes
2.50 - 2.3.2 2.3.1 2002-2003 PSF yes
2.51 - 2.3.3 2.3.2 2002-2003 PSF yes
2.52 - 2.3.4 2.3.3 2004 PSF yes
2.53 - 2.3.5 2.3.4 2005 PSF yes
2.54 - 2.4 2.3 2004 PSF yes
2.55 - 2.4.1 2.4 2005 PSF yes
2.56 - 2.4.2 2.4.1 2005 PSF yes
2.57 - 2.4.3 2.4.2 2006 PSF yes
2.58 - 2.4.4 2.4.3 2006 PSF yes
2.59 - 2.5 2.4 2006 PSF yes
2.60 - 2.5.1 2.5 2007 PSF yes
2.61 - 2.5.2 2.5.1 2008 PSF yes
2.62 - 2.5.3 2.5.2 2008 PSF yes
2.63 - 2.6 2.5 2008 PSF yes
2.64 - 2.6.1 2.6 2008 PSF yes
2.65 - 2.6.2 2.6.1 2009 PSF yes
2.66 - 2.6.3 2.6.2 2009 PSF yes
2.67 - 2.6.4 2.6.3 2009 PSF yes
2.68 - 2.6.5 2.6.4 2010 PSF yes
2.69 - 2.7 2.6 2010 PSF yes
2.70 -
2.71 -Footnotes:
2.72 -
2.73 -(1) GPL-compatible doesn't mean that we're distributing Python under
2.74 - the GPL. All Python licenses, unlike the GPL, let you distribute
2.75 - a modified version without making your changes open source. The
2.76 - GPL-compatible licenses make it possible to combine Python with
2.77 - other software that is released under the GPL; the others don't.
2.78 -
2.79 -(2) According to Richard Stallman, 1.6.1 is not GPL-compatible,
2.80 - because its license has a choice of law clause. According to
2.81 - CNRI, however, Stallman's lawyer has told CNRI's lawyer that 1.6.1
2.82 - is "not incompatible" with the GPL.
2.83 -
2.84 -Thanks to the many outside volunteers who have worked under Guido's
2.85 -direction to make these releases possible.
2.86 -
2.87 -
2.88 -B. TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR ACCESSING OR OTHERWISE USING PYTHON
2.89 -===============================================================
2.90 -
2.91 PYTHON SOFTWARE FOUNDATION LICENSE VERSION 2
2.92 --------------------------------------------
2.93
2.94 @@ -132,148 +45,3 @@
2.95 8. By copying, installing or otherwise using Python, Licensee
2.96 agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of this License
2.97 Agreement.
2.98 -
2.99 -
2.100 -BEOPEN.COM LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR PYTHON 2.0
2.101 --------------------------------------------
2.102 -
2.103 -BEOPEN PYTHON OPEN SOURCE LICENSE AGREEMENT VERSION 1
2.104 -
2.105 -1. This LICENSE AGREEMENT is between BeOpen.com ("BeOpen"), having an
2.106 -office at 160 Saratoga Avenue, Santa Clara, CA 95051, and the
2.107 -Individual or Organization ("Licensee") accessing and otherwise using
2.108 -this software in source or binary form and its associated
2.109 -documentation ("the Software").
2.110 -
2.111 -2. Subject to the terms and conditions of this BeOpen Python License
2.112 -Agreement, BeOpen hereby grants Licensee a non-exclusive,
2.113 -royalty-free, world-wide license to reproduce, analyze, test, perform
2.114 -and/or display publicly, prepare derivative works, distribute, and
2.115 -otherwise use the Software alone or in any derivative version,
2.116 -provided, however, that the BeOpen Python License is retained in the
2.117 -Software, alone or in any derivative version prepared by Licensee.
2.118 -
2.119 -3. BeOpen is making the Software available to Licensee on an "AS IS"
2.120 -basis. BEOPEN MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR
2.121 -IMPLIED. BY WAY OF EXAMPLE, BUT NOT LIMITATION, BEOPEN MAKES NO AND
2.122 -DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS
2.123 -FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR THAT THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE WILL NOT
2.124 -INFRINGE ANY THIRD PARTY RIGHTS.
2.125 -
2.126 -4. BEOPEN SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO LICENSEE OR ANY OTHER USERS OF THE
2.127 -SOFTWARE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOSS
2.128 -AS A RESULT OF USING, MODIFYING OR DISTRIBUTING THE SOFTWARE, OR ANY
2.129 -DERIVATIVE THEREOF, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF.
2.130 -
2.131 -5. This License Agreement will automatically terminate upon a material
2.132 -breach of its terms and conditions.
2.133 -
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2.137 -create any relationship of agency, partnership, or joint venture
2.138 -between BeOpen and Licensee. This License Agreement does not grant
2.139 -permission to use BeOpen trademarks or trade names in a trademark
2.140 -sense to endorse or promote products or services of Licensee, or any
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2.142 -http://www.pythonlabs.com/logos.html may be used according to the
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2.144 -
2.145 -7. By copying, installing or otherwise using the software, Licensee
2.146 -agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of this License
2.147 -Agreement.
2.148 -
2.149 -
2.150 -CNRI LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR PYTHON 1.6.1
2.151 ----------------------------------------
2.152 -
2.153 -1. This LICENSE AGREEMENT is between the Corporation for National
2.154 -Research Initiatives, having an office at 1895 Preston White Drive,
2.155 -Reston, VA 20191 ("CNRI"), and the Individual or Organization
2.156 -("Licensee") accessing and otherwise using Python 1.6.1 software in
2.157 -source or binary form and its associated documentation.
2.158 -
2.159 -2. Subject to the terms and conditions of this License Agreement, CNRI
2.160 -hereby grants Licensee a nonexclusive, royalty-free, world-wide
2.161 -license to reproduce, analyze, test, perform and/or display publicly,
2.162 -prepare derivative works, distribute, and otherwise use Python 1.6.1
2.163 -alone or in any derivative version, provided, however, that CNRI's
2.164 -License Agreement and CNRI's notice of copyright, i.e., "Copyright (c)
2.165 -1995-2001 Corporation for National Research Initiatives; All Rights
2.166 -Reserved" are retained in Python 1.6.1 alone or in any derivative
2.167 -version prepared by Licensee. Alternately, in lieu of CNRI's License
2.168 -Agreement, Licensee may substitute the following text (omitting the
2.169 -quotes): "Python 1.6.1 is made available subject to the terms and
2.170 -conditions in CNRI's License Agreement. This Agreement together with
2.171 -Python 1.6.1 may be located on the Internet using the following
2.172 -unique, persistent identifier (known as a handle): 1895.22/1013. This
2.173 -Agreement may also be obtained from a proxy server on the Internet
2.174 -using the following URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1895.22/1013".
2.175 -
2.176 -3. In the event Licensee prepares a derivative work that is based on
2.177 -or incorporates Python 1.6.1 or any part thereof, and wants to make
2.178 -the derivative work available to others as provided herein, then
2.179 -Licensee hereby agrees to include in any such work a brief summary of
2.180 -the changes made to Python 1.6.1.
2.181 -
2.182 -4. CNRI is making Python 1.6.1 available to Licensee on an "AS IS"
2.183 -basis. CNRI MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR
2.184 -IMPLIED. BY WAY OF EXAMPLE, BUT NOT LIMITATION, CNRI MAKES NO AND
2.185 -DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS
2.186 -FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR THAT THE USE OF PYTHON 1.6.1 WILL NOT
2.187 -INFRINGE ANY THIRD PARTY RIGHTS.
2.188 -
2.189 -5. CNRI SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO LICENSEE OR ANY OTHER USERS OF PYTHON
2.190 -1.6.1 FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOSS AS
2.191 -A RESULT OF MODIFYING, DISTRIBUTING, OR OTHERWISE USING PYTHON 1.6.1,
2.192 -OR ANY DERIVATIVE THEREOF, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF.
2.193 -
2.194 -6. This License Agreement will automatically terminate upon a material
2.195 -breach of its terms and conditions.
2.196 -
2.197 -7. This License Agreement shall be governed by the federal
2.198 -intellectual property law of the United States, including without
2.199 -limitation the federal copyright law, and, to the extent such
2.200 -U.S. federal law does not apply, by the law of the Commonwealth of
2.201 -Virginia, excluding Virginia's conflict of law provisions.
2.202 -Notwithstanding the foregoing, with regard to derivative works based
2.203 -on Python 1.6.1 that incorporate non-separable material that was
2.204 -previously distributed under the GNU General Public License (GPL), the
2.205 -law of the Commonwealth of Virginia shall govern this License
2.206 -Agreement only as to issues arising under or with respect to
2.207 -Paragraphs 4, 5, and 7 of this License Agreement. Nothing in this
2.208 -License Agreement shall be deemed to create any relationship of
2.209 -agency, partnership, or joint venture between CNRI and Licensee. This
2.210 -License Agreement does not grant permission to use CNRI trademarks or
2.211 -trade name in a trademark sense to endorse or promote products or
2.212 -services of Licensee, or any third party.
2.213 -
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2.215 -installing or otherwise using Python 1.6.1, Licensee agrees to be
2.216 -bound by the terms and conditions of this License Agreement.
2.217 -
2.218 - ACCEPT
2.219 -
2.220 -
2.221 -CWI LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR PYTHON 0.9.0 THROUGH 1.2
2.222 ---------------------------------------------------
2.223 -
2.224 -Copyright (c) 1991 - 1995, Stichting Mathematisch Centrum Amsterdam,
2.225 -The Netherlands. All rights reserved.
2.226 -
2.227 -Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its
2.228 -documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted,
2.229 -provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that
2.230 -both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in
2.231 -supporting documentation, and that the name of Stichting Mathematisch
2.232 -Centrum or CWI not be used in advertising or publicity pertaining to
2.233 -distribution of the software without specific, written prior
2.234 -permission.
2.235 -
2.236 -STICHTING MATHEMATISCH CENTRUM DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO
2.237 -THIS SOFTWARE, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
2.238 -FITNESS, IN NO EVENT SHALL STICHTING MATHEMATISCH CENTRUM BE LIABLE
2.239 -FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
2.240 -WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
2.241 -ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT
2.242 -OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.