[Python-Dev] Mesenne Twister copyright notice

["Martin v. Löwis"]

Jack Jansen wrote:
> MacPython has always been fairly careful about this, and I wouldn't be 
> surprised if the same holds for PythonWin.

As Tim points out, the Windows distribution incorporates a number of 
add-on libraries with their own copying conditions, which aren't always 
followed.

For example, the db 1.85 package which was the basis of bsddb on Windows 
still has the original Berkeley advertising clause (which was waived 
now); it also has the requirement that The Regents of the University of 
California are acknowledged and their license terms be included in 
binary-only distributions; I don't think this requirement was followed.

The same holds for other copies of the BSD license, e.g. the one in 
getaddrinfo.c requires that the WIDE project is acknowledged (I'm guilty 
of incorporating that one into Python).

pcre-int.h says that the origin of PCRE must not be misrepresented by 
omission [of Philip Hazel's copyright].

regexpr.c says that Tatu Ylonen's text must appear in all copies.

xmlrpclib.py says that Secret Lab's copyright text must be mentioned in 
documentation.

And so on.

Does MacPython acknowledge all these people and organizations, in the 
documentation?

Regards,
Martin