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HISTORY OF THE SOFTWARE A. HISTORY OF THE SOFTWARE
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Python was created in the early 1990s by Guido van Rossum at Stichting Python was created in the early 1990s by Guido van Rossum at Stichting
Mathematisch Centrum (CWI) in the Netherlands as a successor of a Mathematisch Centrum (CWI, see http://www.cwi.nl) in the Netherlands
language called ABC. Guido is Python's principal author, although it as a successor of a language called ABC. Guido remains Python's
includes many contributions from others. The last version released principal author, although it includes many contributions from others.
from CWI was Python 1.2. In 1995, Guido continued his work on Python
at the Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI) in Reston, In 1995, Guido continued his work on Python at the Corporation for
Virginia where he released several versions of the software. Python National Research Initiatives (CNRI, see http://www.cnri.reston.va.us)
1.6 was the last of the versions released by CNRI. In 2000, Guido and in Reston, Virginia where he released several versions of the
the Python core developement team moved to BeOpen.com to form the software.
BeOpen PythonLabs team (www.pythonlabs.com). Python 2.0 is the first
release from PythonLabs. Thanks to the many outside volunteers who In May 2000, Guido and the Python core development team moved to
have worked under Guido's direction to make this release possible. BeOpen.com to form the BeOpen PythonLabs team. In October of the same
year, the PythonLabs team moved to Digital Creations (now Zope
Corporation, see http://www.zope.com). In 2001, the Python Software
Foundation (PSF, see http://www.python.org/psf/) was formed, a
non-profit organization created specifically to own Python-related
Intellectual Property. Zope Corporation is a sponsoring member of
the PSF.
All Python releases are Open Source (see http://www.opensource.org for
the Open Source Definition). Historically, most, but not all, Python
releases have also been GPL-compatible; the table below summarizes
the various releases.
Release Derived Year Owner GPL-
from compatible? (1)
0.9.0 thru 1.2 1991-1995 CWI yes
1.3 thru 1.5.2 1.2 1995-1999 CNRI yes
1.6 1.5.2 2000 CNRI no
2.0 1.6 2000 BeOpen.com no
1.6.1 1.6 2001 CNRI yes (2)
2.1 2.0+1.6.1 2001 PSF no
2.0.1 2.0+1.6.1 2001 PSF yes
2.1.1 2.1+2.0.1 2001 PSF yes
2.2 2.1.1 2001 PSF yes
2.1.2 2.1.1 2002 PSF yes
2.1.3 2.1.2 2002 PSF yes
2.2.1 2.2 2002 PSF yes
2.2.2 2.2.1 2002 PSF yes
2.2.3 2.2.2 2003 PSF yes
2.3 2.2.2 2002-2003 PSF yes
2.3.1 2.3 2002-2003 PSF yes
2.3.2 2.3.1 2002-2003 PSF yes
2.3.3 2.3.2 2002-2003 PSF yes
2.3.4 2.3.3 2004 PSF yes
2.3.5 2.3.4 2005 PSF yes
2.4 2.3 2004 PSF yes
2.4.1 2.4 2005 PSF yes
2.4.2 2.4.1 2005 PSF yes
Footnotes:
(1) GPL-compatible doesn't mean that we're distributing Python under
the GPL. All Python licenses, unlike the GPL, let you distribute
a modified version without making your changes open source. The
GPL-compatible licenses make it possible to combine Python with
other software that is released under the GPL; the others don't.
(2) According to Richard Stallman, 1.6.1 is not GPL-compatible,
because its license has a choice of law clause. According to
CNRI, however, Stallman's lawyer has told CNRI's lawyer that 1.6.1
is "not incompatible" with the GPL.
Thanks to the many outside volunteers who have worked under Guido's
direction to make these releases possible.
B. TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR ACCESSING OR OTHERWISE USING PYTHON
===============================================================
BEOPEN.COM TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR PYTHON 2.0 PSF LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR PYTHON 2.4
============================================== ------------------------------------
1. This LICENSE AGREEMENT is between the Python Software Foundation
("PSF"), and the Individual or Organization ("Licensee") accessing and
otherwise using Python 2.4 software in source or binary form and its
associated documentation.
2. Subject to the terms and conditions of this License Agreement, PSF
hereby grants Licensee a nonexclusive, royalty-free, world-wide
license to reproduce, analyze, test, perform and/or display publicly,
prepare derivative works, distribute, and otherwise use Python 2.4
alone or in any derivative version, provided, however, that PSF's
License Agreement and PSF's notice of copyright, i.e., "Copyright (c)
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Python Software Foundation; All Rights Reserved"
are retained in Python 2.4 alone or in any derivative version prepared
by Licensee.
3. In the event Licensee prepares a derivative work that is based on
or incorporates Python 2.4 or any part thereof, and wants to make
the derivative work available to others as provided herein, then
Licensee hereby agrees to include in any such work a brief summary of
the changes made to Python 2.4.
4. PSF is making Python 2.4 available to Licensee on an "AS IS"
basis. PSF MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED. BY WAY OF EXAMPLE, BUT NOT LIMITATION, PSF MAKES NO AND
DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS
FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR THAT THE USE OF PYTHON 2.4 WILL NOT
INFRINGE ANY THIRD PARTY RIGHTS.
5. PSF SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO LICENSEE OR ANY OTHER USERS OF PYTHON
2.4 FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOSS AS
A RESULT OF MODIFYING, DISTRIBUTING, OR OTHERWISE USING PYTHON 2.4,
OR ANY DERIVATIVE THEREOF, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF.
6. This License Agreement will automatically terminate upon a material
breach of its terms and conditions.
7. Nothing in this License Agreement shall be deemed to create any
relationship of agency, partnership, or joint venture between PSF and
Licensee. This License Agreement does not grant permission to use PSF
trademarks or trade name in a trademark sense to endorse or promote
products or services of Licensee, or any third party.
8. By copying, installing or otherwise using Python 2.4, Licensee
agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of this License
Agreement.
BEOPEN.COM LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR PYTHON 2.0
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BEOPEN PYTHON OPEN SOURCE LICENSE AGREEMENT VERSION 1 BEOPEN PYTHON OPEN SOURCE LICENSE AGREEMENT VERSION 1
-----------------------------------------------------
1. This LICENSE AGREEMENT is between BeOpen.com ("BeOpen"), having an 1. This LICENSE AGREEMENT is between BeOpen.com ("BeOpen"), having an
office at 160 Saratoga Avenue, Santa Clara, CA 95051, and the office at 160 Saratoga Avenue, Santa Clara, CA 95051, and the
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Agreement. Agreement.
CNRI OPEN SOURCE LICENSE AGREEMENT CNRI LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR PYTHON 1.6.1
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Python 1.6 CNRI OPEN SOURCE LICENSE AGREEMENT
IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING AGREEMENT CAREFULLY. BY CLICKING
ON "ACCEPT" WHERE INDICATED BELOW, OR BY COPYING, INSTALLING OR
OTHERWISE USING PYTHON 1.6 SOFTWARE, YOU ARE DEEMED TO HAVE AGREED TO
THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT.
1. This LICENSE AGREEMENT is between the Corporation for National 1. This LICENSE AGREEMENT is between the Corporation for National
Research Initiatives, having an office at 1895 Preston White Drive, Research Initiatives, having an office at 1895 Preston White Drive,
Reston, VA 20191 ("CNRI"), and the Individual or Organization Reston, VA 20191 ("CNRI"), and the Individual or Organization
("Licensee") accessing and otherwise using Python 1.6 software in ("Licensee") accessing and otherwise using Python 1.6.1 software in
source or binary form and its associated documentation, as released at source or binary form and its associated documentation.
the www.python.org Internet site on September 5, 2000 ("Python 1.6").
2. Subject to the terms and conditions of this License Agreement, CNRI 2. Subject to the terms and conditions of this License Agreement, CNRI
hereby grants Licensee a nonexclusive, royalty-free, world-wide hereby grants Licensee a nonexclusive, royalty-free, world-wide
license to reproduce, analyze, test, perform and/or display publicly, license to reproduce, analyze, test, perform and/or display publicly,
prepare derivative works, distribute, and otherwise use Python 1.6 prepare derivative works, distribute, and otherwise use Python 1.6.1
alone or in any derivative version, provided, however, that CNRI's alone or in any derivative version, provided, however, that CNRI's
License Agreement and CNRI's notice of copyright, i.e., "Copyright (c) License Agreement and CNRI's notice of copyright, i.e., "Copyright (c)
1995-2000 Corporation for National Research Initiatives; All Rights 1995-2001 Corporation for National Research Initiatives; All Rights
Reserved" are retained in Python 1.6 alone or in any derivative Reserved" are retained in Python 1.6.1 alone or in any derivative
version prepared by version prepared by Licensee. Alternately, in lieu of CNRI's License
Agreement, Licensee may substitute the following text (omitting the
Licensee. Alternately, in lieu of CNRI's License Agreement, Licensee quotes): "Python 1.6.1 is made available subject to the terms and
may substitute the following text (omitting the quotes): "Python 1.6 conditions in CNRI's License Agreement. This Agreement together with
is made available subject to the terms and conditions in CNRI's Python 1.6.1 may be located on the Internet using the following
License Agreement. This Agreement together with Python 1.6 may be unique, persistent identifier (known as a handle): 1895.22/1013. This
located on the Internet using the following unique, persistent Agreement may also be obtained from a proxy server on the Internet
identifier (known as a handle): 1895.22/1012. This Agreement may also using the following URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1895.22/1013".
be obtained from a proxy server on the Internet using the following
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1895.22/1012".
3. In the event Licensee prepares a derivative work that is based on 3. In the event Licensee prepares a derivative work that is based on
or incorporates Python 1.6 or any part thereof, and wants to make the or incorporates Python 1.6.1 or any part thereof, and wants to make
derivative work available to others as provided herein, then Licensee the derivative work available to others as provided herein, then
hereby agrees to include in any such work a brief summary of the Licensee hereby agrees to include in any such work a brief summary of
changes made to Python 1.6. the changes made to Python 1.6.1.
4. CNRI is making Python 1.6 available to Licensee on an "AS IS" 4. CNRI is making Python 1.6.1 available to Licensee on an "AS IS"
basis. CNRI MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR basis. CNRI MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED. BY WAY OF EXAMPLE, BUT NOT LIMITATION, CNRI MAKES NO AND IMPLIED. BY WAY OF EXAMPLE, BUT NOT LIMITATION, CNRI MAKES NO AND
DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS
FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR THAT THE USE OF PYTHON 1.6 WILL NOT FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR THAT THE USE OF PYTHON 1.6.1 WILL NOT
INFRINGE ANY THIRD PARTY RIGHTS. INFRINGE ANY THIRD PARTY RIGHTS.
5. CNRI SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO LICENSEE OR ANY OTHER USERS OF PYTHON 5. CNRI SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO LICENSEE OR ANY OTHER USERS OF PYTHON
1.6 FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOSS AS A 1.6.1 FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOSS AS
RESULT OF MODIFYING, DISTRIBUTING, OR OTHERWISE USING PYTHON 1.6, OR A RESULT OF MODIFYING, DISTRIBUTING, OR OTHERWISE USING PYTHON 1.6.1,
ANY DERIVATIVE THEREOF, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF. OR ANY DERIVATIVE THEREOF, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF.
6. This License Agreement will automatically terminate upon a material 6. This License Agreement will automatically terminate upon a material
breach of its terms and conditions. breach of its terms and conditions.
7. This License Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in all 7. This License Agreement shall be governed by the federal
respects by the law of the State of Virginia, excluding conflict of intellectual property law of the United States, including without
law provisions. Nothing in this License Agreement shall be deemed to limitation the federal copyright law, and, to the extent such
create any relationship of agency, partnership, or joint venture U.S. federal law does not apply, by the law of the Commonwealth of
between CNRI and Licensee. This License Agreement does not grant Virginia, excluding Virginia's conflict of law provisions.
permission to use CNRI trademarks or trade name in a trademark sense Notwithstanding the foregoing, with regard to derivative works based
to endorse or promote products or services of Licensee, or any third on Python 1.6.1 that incorporate non-separable material that was
party. previously distributed under the GNU General Public License (GPL), the
law of the Commonwealth of Virginia shall govern this License
Agreement only as to issues arising under or with respect to
Paragraphs 4, 5, and 7 of this License Agreement. Nothing in this
License Agreement shall be deemed to create any relationship of
agency, partnership, or joint venture between CNRI and Licensee. This
License Agreement does not grant permission to use CNRI trademarks or
trade name in a trademark sense to endorse or promote products or
services of Licensee, or any third party.
8. By clicking on the "ACCEPT" button where indicated, or by copying, 8. By clicking on the "ACCEPT" button where indicated, or by copying,
installing or otherwise using Python 1.6, Licensee agrees to be bound installing or otherwise using Python 1.6.1, Licensee agrees to be
by the terms and conditions of this License Agreement. bound by the terms and conditions of this License Agreement.
ACCEPT ACCEPT
CWI PERMISSIONS STATEMENT AND DISCLAIMER CWI LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR PYTHON 0.9.0 THROUGH 1.2
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Copyright (c) 1991 - 1995, Stichting Mathematisch Centrum Amsterdam, Copyright (c) 1991 - 1995, Stichting Mathematisch Centrum Amsterdam,
The Netherlands. All rights reserved. The Netherlands. All rights reserved.
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FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT
OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.