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  1. A. HISTORY OF THE SOFTWARE
  2. ==========================
  3. Python was created in the early 1990s by Guido van Rossum at Stichting
  4. Mathematisch Centrum (CWI, see http://www.cwi.nl) in the Netherlands
  5. as a successor of a language called ABC. Guido remains Python's
  6. principal author, although it includes many contributions from others.
  7. In 1995, Guido continued his work on Python at the Corporation for
  8. National Research Initiatives (CNRI, see http://www.cnri.reston.va.us)
  9. in Reston, Virginia where he released several versions of the
  10. software.
  11. In May 2000, Guido and the Python core development team moved to
  12. BeOpen.com to form the BeOpen PythonLabs team. In October of the same
  13. year, the PythonLabs team moved to Digital Creations (now Zope
  14. Corporation, see http://www.zope.com). In 2001, the Python Software
  15. Foundation (PSF, see http://www.python.org/psf/) was formed, a
  16. non-profit organization created specifically to own Python-related
  17. Intellectual Property. Zope Corporation is a sponsoring member of
  18. the PSF.
  19. All Python releases are Open Source (see http://www.opensource.org for
  20. the Open Source Definition). Historically, most, but not all, Python
  21. releases have also been GPL-compatible; the table below summarizes
  22. the various releases.
  23. Release Derived Year Owner GPL-
  24. from compatible? (1)
  25. 0.9.0 thru 1.2 1991-1995 CWI yes
  26. 1.3 thru 1.5.2 1.2 1995-1999 CNRI yes
  27. 1.6 1.5.2 2000 CNRI no
  28. 2.0 1.6 2000 BeOpen.com no
  29. 1.6.1 1.6 2001 CNRI yes (2)
  30. 2.1 2.0+1.6.1 2001 PSF no
  31. 2.0.1 2.0+1.6.1 2001 PSF yes
  32. 2.1.1 2.1+2.0.1 2001 PSF yes
  33. 2.2 2.1.1 2001 PSF yes
  34. 2.1.2 2.1.1 2002 PSF yes
  35. 2.1.3 2.1.2 2002 PSF yes
  36. 2.2.1 2.2 2002 PSF yes
  37. 2.2.2 2.2.1 2002 PSF yes
  38. 2.2.3 2.2.2 2003 PSF yes
  39. 2.3 2.2.2 2002-2003 PSF yes
  40. 2.3.1 2.3 2002-2003 PSF yes
  41. 2.3.2 2.3.1 2002-2003 PSF yes
  42. 2.3.3 2.3.2 2002-2003 PSF yes
  43. 2.3.4 2.3.3 2004 PSF yes
  44. 2.3.5 2.3.4 2005 PSF yes
  45. 2.4 2.3 2004 PSF yes
  46. 2.4.1 2.4 2005 PSF yes
  47. 2.4.2 2.4.1 2005 PSF yes
  48. 2.4.3 2.4.2 2006 PSF yes
  49. 2.4.4 2.4.3 2006 PSF yes
  50. 2.5 2.4 2006 PSF yes
  51. 2.5.1 2.5 2007 PSF yes
  52. 2.5.2 2.5.1 2008 PSF yes
  53. 2.5.3 2.5.2 2008 PSF yes
  54. 2.6 2.5 2008 PSF yes
  55. 2.6.1 2.6 2008 PSF yes
  56. 2.6.2 2.6.1 2009 PSF yes
  57. 2.6.3 2.6.2 2009 PSF yes
  58. 2.6.4 2.6.3 2009 PSF yes
  59. 2.6.5 2.6.4 2010 PSF yes
  60. 3.0 2.6 2008 PSF yes
  61. 3.0.1 3.0 2009 PSF yes
  62. 3.1 3.0.1 2009 PSF yes
  63. 3.1.1 3.1 2009 PSF yes
  64. 3.1.2 3.1.1 2010 PSF yes
  65. 3.1.3 3.1.2 2010 PSF yes
  66. 3.1.4 3.1.3 2011 PSF yes
  67. 3.2 3.1 2011 PSF yes
  68. 3.2.1 3.2 2011 PSF yes
  69. 3.2.2 3.2.1 2011 PSF yes
  70. 3.2.3 3.2.2 2012 PSF yes
  71. 3.3.0 3.2 2012 PSF yes
  72. Footnotes:
  73. (1) GPL-compatible doesn't mean that we're distributing Python under
  74. the GPL. All Python licenses, unlike the GPL, let you distribute
  75. a modified version without making your changes open source. The
  76. GPL-compatible licenses make it possible to combine Python with
  77. other software that is released under the GPL; the others don't.
  78. (2) According to Richard Stallman, 1.6.1 is not GPL-compatible,
  79. because its license has a choice of law clause. According to
  80. CNRI, however, Stallman's lawyer has told CNRI's lawyer that 1.6.1
  81. is "not incompatible" with the GPL.
  82. Thanks to the many outside volunteers who have worked under Guido's
  83. direction to make these releases possible.
  84. B. TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR ACCESSING OR OTHERWISE USING PYTHON
  85. ===============================================================
  86. PYTHON SOFTWARE FOUNDATION LICENSE VERSION 2
  87. --------------------------------------------
  88. 1. This LICENSE AGREEMENT is between the Python Software Foundation
  89. ("PSF"), and the Individual or Organization ("Licensee") accessing and
  90. otherwise using this software ("Python") in source or binary form and
  91. its associated documentation.
  92. 2. Subject to the terms and conditions of this License Agreement, PSF hereby
  93. grants Licensee a nonexclusive, royalty-free, world-wide license to reproduce,
  94. analyze, test, perform and/or display publicly, prepare derivative works,
  95. distribute, and otherwise use Python alone or in any derivative version,
  96. provided, however, that PSF's License Agreement and PSF's notice of copyright,
  97. i.e., "Copyright (c) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010,
  98. 2011, 2012 Python Software Foundation; All Rights Reserved" are retained in Python
  99. alone or in any derivative version prepared by Licensee.
  100. 3. In the event Licensee prepares a derivative work that is based on
  101. or incorporates Python or any part thereof, and wants to make
  102. the derivative work available to others as provided herein, then
  103. Licensee hereby agrees to include in any such work a brief summary of
  104. the changes made to Python.
  105. 4. PSF is making Python available to Licensee on an "AS IS"
  106. basis. PSF MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR
  107. IMPLIED. BY WAY OF EXAMPLE, BUT NOT LIMITATION, PSF MAKES NO AND
  108. DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS
  109. FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR THAT THE USE OF PYTHON WILL NOT
  110. INFRINGE ANY THIRD PARTY RIGHTS.
  111. 5. PSF SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO LICENSEE OR ANY OTHER USERS OF PYTHON
  112. FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOSS AS
  113. A RESULT OF MODIFYING, DISTRIBUTING, OR OTHERWISE USING PYTHON,
  114. OR ANY DERIVATIVE THEREOF, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF.
  115. 6. This License Agreement will automatically terminate upon a material
  116. breach of its terms and conditions.
  117. 7. Nothing in this License Agreement shall be deemed to create any
  118. relationship of agency, partnership, or joint venture between PSF and
  119. Licensee. This License Agreement does not grant permission to use PSF
  120. trademarks or trade name in a trademark sense to endorse or promote
  121. products or services of Licensee, or any third party.
  122. 8. By copying, installing or otherwise using Python, Licensee
  123. agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of this License
  124. Agreement.
  125. BEOPEN.COM LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR PYTHON 2.0
  126. -------------------------------------------
  127. BEOPEN PYTHON OPEN SOURCE LICENSE AGREEMENT VERSION 1
  128. 1. This LICENSE AGREEMENT is between BeOpen.com ("BeOpen"), having an
  129. office at 160 Saratoga Avenue, Santa Clara, CA 95051, and the
  130. Individual or Organization ("Licensee") accessing and otherwise using
  131. this software in source or binary form and its associated
  132. documentation ("the Software").
  133. 2. Subject to the terms and conditions of this BeOpen Python License
  134. Agreement, BeOpen hereby grants Licensee a non-exclusive,
  135. royalty-free, world-wide license to reproduce, analyze, test, perform
  136. and/or display publicly, prepare derivative works, distribute, and
  137. otherwise use the Software alone or in any derivative version,
  138. provided, however, that the BeOpen Python License is retained in the
  139. Software, alone or in any derivative version prepared by Licensee.
  140. 3. BeOpen is making the Software available to Licensee on an "AS IS"
  141. basis. BEOPEN MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR
  142. IMPLIED. BY WAY OF EXAMPLE, BUT NOT LIMITATION, BEOPEN MAKES NO AND
  143. DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS
  144. FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR THAT THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE WILL NOT
  145. INFRINGE ANY THIRD PARTY RIGHTS.
  146. 4. BEOPEN SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO LICENSEE OR ANY OTHER USERS OF THE
  147. SOFTWARE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOSS
  148. AS A RESULT OF USING, MODIFYING OR DISTRIBUTING THE SOFTWARE, OR ANY
  149. DERIVATIVE THEREOF, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF.
  150. 5. This License Agreement will automatically terminate upon a material
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  153. respects by the law of the State of California, excluding conflict of
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  155. create any relationship of agency, partnership, or joint venture
  156. between BeOpen and Licensee. This License Agreement does not grant
  157. permission to use BeOpen trademarks or trade names in a trademark
  158. sense to endorse or promote products or services of Licensee, or any
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  162. 7. By copying, installing or otherwise using the software, Licensee
  163. agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of this License
  164. Agreement.
  165. CNRI LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR PYTHON 1.6.1
  166. ---------------------------------------
  167. 1. This LICENSE AGREEMENT is between the Corporation for National
  168. Research Initiatives, having an office at 1895 Preston White Drive,
  169. Reston, VA 20191 ("CNRI"), and the Individual or Organization
  170. ("Licensee") accessing and otherwise using Python 1.6.1 software in
  171. source or binary form and its associated documentation.
  172. 2. Subject to the terms and conditions of this License Agreement, CNRI
  173. hereby grants Licensee a nonexclusive, royalty-free, world-wide
  174. license to reproduce, analyze, test, perform and/or display publicly,
  175. prepare derivative works, distribute, and otherwise use Python 1.6.1
  176. alone or in any derivative version, provided, however, that CNRI's
  177. License Agreement and CNRI's notice of copyright, i.e., "Copyright (c)
  178. 1995-2001 Corporation for National Research Initiatives; All Rights
  179. Reserved" are retained in Python 1.6.1 alone or in any derivative
  180. version prepared by Licensee. Alternately, in lieu of CNRI's License
  181. Agreement, Licensee may substitute the following text (omitting the
  182. quotes): "Python 1.6.1 is made available subject to the terms and
  183. conditions in CNRI's License Agreement. This Agreement together with
  184. Python 1.6.1 may be located on the Internet using the following
  185. unique, persistent identifier (known as a handle): 1895.22/1013. This
  186. Agreement may also be obtained from a proxy server on the Internet
  187. using the following URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1895.22/1013".
  188. 3. In the event Licensee prepares a derivative work that is based on
  189. or incorporates Python 1.6.1 or any part thereof, and wants to make
  190. the derivative work available to others as provided herein, then
  191. Licensee hereby agrees to include in any such work a brief summary of
  192. the changes made to Python 1.6.1.
  193. 4. CNRI is making Python 1.6.1 available to Licensee on an "AS IS"
  194. basis. CNRI MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR
  195. IMPLIED. BY WAY OF EXAMPLE, BUT NOT LIMITATION, CNRI MAKES NO AND
  196. DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS
  197. FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR THAT THE USE OF PYTHON 1.6.1 WILL NOT
  198. INFRINGE ANY THIRD PARTY RIGHTS.
  199. 5. CNRI SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO LICENSEE OR ANY OTHER USERS OF PYTHON
  200. 1.6.1 FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOSS AS
  201. A RESULT OF MODIFYING, DISTRIBUTING, OR OTHERWISE USING PYTHON 1.6.1,
  202. OR ANY DERIVATIVE THEREOF, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF.
  203. 6. This License Agreement will automatically terminate upon a material
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  211. on Python 1.6.1 that incorporate non-separable material that was
  212. previously distributed under the GNU General Public License (GPL), the
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  215. Paragraphs 4, 5, and 7 of this License Agreement. Nothing in this
  216. License Agreement shall be deemed to create any relationship of
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  219. trade name in a trademark sense to endorse or promote products or
  220. services of Licensee, or any third party.
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  222. installing or otherwise using Python 1.6.1, Licensee agrees to be
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  224. ACCEPT
  225. CWI LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR PYTHON 0.9.0 THROUGH 1.2
  226. --------------------------------------------------
  227. Copyright (c) 1991 - 1995, Stichting Mathematisch Centrum Amsterdam,
  228. The Netherlands. All rights reserved.
  229. Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its
  230. documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted,
  231. provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that
  232. both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in
  233. supporting documentation, and that the name of Stichting Mathematisch
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  238. THIS SOFTWARE, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
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