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4Python was created in the early 1990s by Guido van Rossum at Stichting
5Mathematisch Centrum (CWI, see http://www.cwi.nl) in the Netherlands
6as a successor of a language called ABC. Guido remains Python's
7principal author, although it includes many contributions from others.
8
9In 1995, Guido continued his work on Python at the Corporation for
10National Research Initiatives (CNRI, see http://www.cnri.reston.va.us)
11in Reston, Virginia where he released several versions of the
12software.
13
14In May 2000, Guido and the Python core development team moved to
15BeOpen.com to form the BeOpen PythonLabs team. In October of the same
16year, the PythonLabs team moved to Digital Creations (now Zope
17Corporation, see http://www.zope.com). In 2001, the Python Software
18Foundation (PSF, see http://www.python.org/psf/) was formed, a
19non-profit organization created specifically to own Python-related
20Intellectual Property. Zope Corporation is a sponsoring member of
21the PSF.
22
23All Python releases are Open Source (see http://www.opensource.org for
24the Open Source Definition). Historically, most, but not all, Python
25releases have also been GPL-compatible; the table below summarizes
26the various releases.
27
28 Release Derived Year Owner GPL-
29 from compatible? (1)
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31 0.9.0 thru 1.2 1991-1995 CWI yes
32 1.3 thru 1.5.2 1.2 1995-1999 CNRI yes
33 1.6 1.5.2 2000 CNRI no
34 2.0 1.6 2000 BeOpen.com no
35 1.6.1 1.6 2001 CNRI yes (2)
36 2.1 2.0+1.6.1 2001 PSF no
37 2.0.1 2.0+1.6.1 2001 PSF yes
38 2.1.1 2.1+2.0.1 2001 PSF yes
39 2.2 2.1.1 2001 PSF yes
40 2.1.2 2.1.1 2002 PSF yes
41 2.1.3 2.1.2 2002 PSF yes
42 2.2.1 2.2 2002 PSF yes
43 2.2.2 2.2.1 2002 PSF yes
44 2.2.3 2.2.2 2003 PSF yes
45 2.3 2.2.2 2002-2003 PSF yes
46 2.3.1 2.3 2002-2003 PSF yes
47 2.3.2 2.3.1 2002-2003 PSF yes
48 2.3.3 2.3.2 2002-2003 PSF yes
49 2.3.4 2.3.3 2004 PSF yes
50 2.3.5 2.3.4 2005 PSF yes
51 2.4 2.3 2004 PSF yes
52 2.4.1 2.4 2005 PSF yes
53 2.4.2 2.4.1 2005 PSF yes
54 2.4.3 2.4.2 2006 PSF yes
55 2.4.4 2.4.3 2006 PSF yes
56 2.5 2.4 2006 PSF yes
57 2.5.1 2.5 2007 PSF yes
58 2.5.2 2.5.1 2008 PSF yes
59 2.5.3 2.5.2 2008 PSF yes
60 2.6 2.5 2008 PSF yes
61 2.6.1 2.6 2008 PSF yes
62 2.6.2 2.6.1 2009 PSF yes
63 2.6.3 2.6.2 2009 PSF yes
64 2.6.4 2.6.3 2009 PSF yes
65 2.6.5 2.6.4 2010 PSF yes
66 2.7 2.6 2010 PSF yes
67
68Footnotes:
69
70(1) GPL-compatible doesn't mean that we're distributing Python under
71 the GPL. All Python licenses, unlike the GPL, let you distribute
72 a modified version without making your changes open source. The
73 GPL-compatible licenses make it possible to combine Python with
74 other software that is released under the GPL; the others don't.
75
76(2) According to Richard Stallman, 1.6.1 is not GPL-compatible,
77 because its license has a choice of law clause. According to
78 CNRI, however, Stallman's lawyer has told CNRI's lawyer that 1.6.1
79 is "not incompatible" with the GPL.
80
81Thanks to the many outside volunteers who have worked under Guido's
82direction to make these releases possible.
83
84
85B. TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR ACCESSING OR OTHERWISE USING PYTHON
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87
88PYTHON SOFTWARE FOUNDATION LICENSE VERSION 2
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90
911. This LICENSE AGREEMENT is between the Python Software Foundation
92("PSF"), and the Individual or Organization ("Licensee") accessing and
93otherwise using this software ("Python") in source or binary form and
94its associated documentation.
95
962. Subject to the terms and conditions of this License Agreement, PSF hereby
97grants Licensee a nonexclusive, royalty-free, world-wide license to reproduce,
98analyze, test, perform and/or display publicly, prepare derivative works,
99distribute, and otherwise use Python alone or in any derivative version,
100provided, however, that PSF's License Agreement and PSF's notice of copyright,
101i.e., "Copyright (c) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010,
1022011, 2012, 2013 Python Software Foundation; All Rights Reserved" are retained
103in Python alone or in any derivative version prepared by Licensee.
104
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106or incorporates Python or any part thereof, and wants to make
107the derivative work available to others as provided herein, then
108Licensee hereby agrees to include in any such work a brief summary of
109the changes made to Python.
110
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113IMPLIED. BY WAY OF EXAMPLE, BUT NOT LIMITATION, PSF MAKES NO AND
114DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS
115FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR THAT THE USE OF PYTHON WILL NOT
116INFRINGE ANY THIRD PARTY RIGHTS.
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119FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOSS AS
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121OR ANY DERIVATIVE THEREOF, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF.
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151and/or display publicly, prepare derivative works, distribute, and
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187CNRI LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR PYTHON 1.6.1
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198license to reproduce, analyze, test, perform and/or display publicly,
199prepare derivative works, distribute, and otherwise use Python 1.6.1
200alone or in any derivative version, provided, however, that CNRI's
201License Agreement and CNRI's notice of copyright, i.e., "Copyright (c)
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214or incorporates Python 1.6.1 or any part thereof, and wants to make
215the derivative work available to others as provided herein, then
216Licensee hereby agrees to include in any such work a brief summary of
217the changes made to Python 1.6.1.
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221IMPLIED. BY WAY OF EXAMPLE, BUT NOT LIMITATION, CNRI MAKES NO AND
222DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS
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261Copyright (c) 1991 - 1995, Stichting Mathematisch Centrum Amsterdam,
262The Netherlands. All rights reserved.
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264Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its
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