[Python-Dev] License() release list is imcomplete; intentional?

[Georg Brandl]

Now tracked at http://bugs.python.org/issue19043

Georg

On 09/18/2013 04:57 PM, Guido van Rossum wrote:
> OK. Let's do it.
> 
> 
> On Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 1:54 AM, Georg Brandl <g.brandl at gmx.net
> <mailto:g.brandl at gmx.net>> wrote:
> 
>     On 09/17/2013 05:37 PM, Terry Reedy wrote:
>     > On 2.7, >>> license() return a text that includes a complete list of
>     > releases from 1.6 to 2.7 and stops there
>     >      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
>     > ...
>     >      2.6.5           2.6.4       2010        PSF         yes
>     >      2.7             2.6         2010        PSF         yes
>     >
>     > Was it intentional to stop with 2.7 and not continue with 2.7.1, etc?
>     >
>     > On 3.3.2, the 2.x list ends with 2.6.5 and never mentions 2.7. Intentional?
>     > It then jumps back to 3.0 and ends with the 'previous' release, 3.3.1.
>     > Should 3.3.2 be included in the 3.3.2 list?
>     >
>     > ...
>     >      2.6.4           2.6.3       2009        PSF         yes
>     >      2.6.5           2.6.4       2010        PSF         yes
>     >      3.0             2.6         2008        PSF         yes
>     >      3.0.1           3.0         2009        PSF         yes
>     > ...
>     >      3.2.4           3.2.3       2013        PSF         yes
>     >      3.3.0           3.2         2012        PSF         yes
>     >      3.3.1           3.3.0       2013        PSF         yes
> 
>     Since there are 3 versions of this table, it's unavoidable that one of them
>     gets out of sync :)
> 
>     * LICENSE
>     * Doc/license.rst
>     * the versions for each release on the website
> 
>     So I wholeheartedly support truncating before 2.2 (which is the first
>     release where all micro versions are PSF owned and GPL compatible) and
>     just saying "2.2 onwards" (or whatever is the best way to say it).
> 
>     cheers,
>     Georg
> 
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