[Python-checkins] CVS: python/dist/src/Doc/texinputs license.tex,1.1,1.2

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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 from 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 development team moved to BeOpen.com to form the
! BeOpen PythonLabs team.  Python 2.0 was the first and only release
! from BeOpen.com.
! 
! Following the release of Python 1.6, and after Guido van Rossum left
! CNRI to work with commercial software developers, it became clear that
! the ability to use Python with software available under the GNU Public
! License (GPL) was very desirable.  CNRI and the Free Software
! Foundation (FSF) interacted to develop enabling wording changes to the
! Python license.  Python 1.6.1 is essentially the same as Python 1.6,
! with a few minor bug fixes, and with a different license that enables
! later versions to be GPL-compatible.  Python 2.0.1 is a derivative work
! of Python 1.6.1, as well as of Python 2.0.
! 
! After Python 2.0 was released by BeOpen.com, Guido van Rossum and the
! other PythonLabs developers joined Digital Creations.  All
! intellectual property added from this point on, including Python
! 2.0.1 and its alpha and beta releases, is owned by the Python Software
! Foundation (PSF), a non-profit modeled after the Apache Software
! Foundation.  See \url{http://www.python.org/psf/} for more information
! about the PSF.

  Thanks to the many outside volunteers who have worked under Guido's
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  Python was created in the early 1990s by Guido van Rossum at Stichting
! Mathematisch Centrum (CWI, see \url{http://www.cwi.nl/}) in the Netherlands
! as a successor of a language called ABC.  Guido remains Python's
! principal author, although it includes many contributions from others.
! 
! In 1995, Guido continued his work on Python at the Corporation for
! National Research Initiatives (CNRI, see \url{http://www.cnri.reston.va.us/})
! in Reston, Virginia where he released several versions of the
! software.
! 
! In May 2000, Guido and the Python core development team moved to
! BeOpen.com to form the BeOpen PythonLabs team.  In October of the same
! year, the PythonLabs team moved to Digital Creations (see
! \url{http://www.digicool.com/}).  In 2001, the Python Software
! Foundation (PSF, see \url{http://www.python.org/psf/}) was formed, a
! non-profit organization created specifically to own Python-related
! Intellectual Property.  Digital Creations is a sponsoring member of
! the PSF.
! 
! All Python releases are Open Source (see
! \url{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.
! 
! \begin{tablev}{c|c|c|c|c}{textrm}{Release}{Derived from}{Year}{Owner}{GPL compatible?}
!   \linev{0.9.0 thru 1.2}{n/a}{1991-1995}{CWI}{yes}
!   \linev{1.3 thru 1.5.2}{1.2}{1995-1999}{CNRI}{yes}
!   \linev{1.6}{1.5.2}{2000}{CNRI}{no}
!   \linev{2.0}{1.6}{2000}{BeOpen.com}{no}
!   \linev{1.6.1}{1.6}{2001}{CNRI}{no}
!   \linev{2.1}{2.0+1.6.1}{2001}{PSF}{no}
!   \linev{2.0.1}{2.0+1.6.1}{2001}{PSF}{yes}
!   \linev{2.1.1}{2.1+2.0.1}{2001}{PSF}{yes}
!   \linev{2.2}{2.1.1}{2001}{PSF}{yes}
! \end{tablev}
! 
! \strong{Note:}  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.

  Thanks to the many outside volunteers who have worked under Guido's
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  \section{Terms and conditions for accessing or otherwise using Python}

! \centerline{\strong{PSF LICENSE AGREEMENT}}

  \begin{enumerate}
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  \section{Terms and conditions for accessing or otherwise using Python}

! \centerline{\strong{PSF LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR PYTHON 2.2}}

  \begin{enumerate}
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! \centerline{\strong{BEOPEN.COM TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR PYTHON 2.0}}

  \centerline{\strong{BEOPEN PYTHON OPEN SOURCE LICENSE AGREEMENT VERSION 1}}
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! \centerline{\strong{BEOPEN.COM LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR PYTHON 2.0}}

  \centerline{\strong{BEOPEN PYTHON OPEN SOURCE LICENSE AGREEMENT VERSION 1}}
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! \centerline{\strong{CNRI OPEN SOURCE GPL-COMPATIBLE LICENSE AGREEMENT}}

  \begin{enumerate}
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! \centerline{\strong{CNRI LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR PYTHON 1.6.1}}

  \begin{enumerate}
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! \centerline{\strong{CWI PERMISSIONS STATEMENT AND DISCLAIMER}}

  Copyright \copyright{} 1991 - 1995, Stichting Mathematisch Centrum
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! \centerline{\strong{CWI LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR PYTHON 0.9.0 THROUGH 1.2}}

  Copyright \copyright{} 1991 - 1995, Stichting Mathematisch Centrum