| HISTORY OF THE SOFTWARE |
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| Python was created in the early 1990s by Guido van Rossum at Stichting |
| Mathematisch Centrum (CWI) in the Netherlands as a successor of a |
| language called ABC. Guido is Python's principal author, although it |
| includes many contributions by others. The last version released from |
| CWI was Python 1.2. In 1995, Guido continued his work on Python at |
| the Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI) in Reston, |
| Virginia where he released several versions of the software. Python |
| 1.6 was the last of the versions released by CNRI. In 2000, Guido and |
| the Python core developement team moved to BeOpen.com to form tbe |
| BeOpen PythonLabs group. Python 2.0 is a derivative work of Python |
| 1.6, developed by PythonLabs and many outside volunteers, under |
| Guido's direction. |
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| TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR ACCESSING OR OTHERWISE USING PYTHON 2.0 |
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| CNRI LICENSE AGREEMENT |
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| Python 1.6 is made available subject to the terms and conditions in |
| CNRI's License Agreement. This Agreement may be located on the |
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| CWI PERMISSIONS STATEMENT AND DISCLAIMER |
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| Copyright (c) 1991 - 1995, Stichting Mathematisch Centrum Amsterdam, |
| The Netherlands. All rights reserved. |
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| Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its |
| documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted, |
| provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that |
| both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in |
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| distribution of the software without specific, written prior |
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| STICHTING MATHEMATISCH CENTRUM DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO |
| THIS SOFTWARE, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND |
| FITNESS, IN NO EVENT SHALL STICHTING MATHEMATISCH CENTRUM BE LIABLE |
| FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES |
| WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN |
| ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT |
| OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. |