python-mode for Emacs 21.1?

[Tim Peters]

[Someone asked]
> I wonder why python-mode not in standard Emacs distro...

[Barry replied]
> Stupid licencing issues. :(
>
> Grab it from
>
>     http://www.python.org/emacs/python-mode/

[Paul Rubin jokingly asks, but without realizing it's a joke <wink>]
> Are you serious about the licensing issues?

Heh.  Barry and I tried for a couple of years to get the copyright on
python-mode assigned to the FSF.  Last I heard, I *thought* that finally
went through.  But I thought that several times over the years, and there
was always some new objection to overcome (but, no, I don't know what the
current one may be).

> I just looked at that url and found no license mentioned.  Since it's
> at python.org I'm guessing it's under the Python license which is GPL-
> compatible since 2.0.1 or something like that, I thought.

The .el file still contains this, "the license" I originally slapped on it:

;; Copyright (C) 1992,1993,1994  Tim Peters

;; Author: 1995-2001 Barry A. Warsaw
;;         1992-1994 Tim Peters
;; Maintainer: python-mode at python.org
;; Created:    Feb 1992
;; Keywords:   python languages oop

;; This software is provided as-is, without express or implied
;; warranty.  Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute or sell this
;; software, without fee, for any purpose and by any individual or
;; organization, is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright
;; notice and this paragraph appear in all copies.

Anyone who wants to argue about whether that's GPL-compatible can do so
without me -- as far as I'm concerned, the FSF holds the copyright to this
work now, and I sure signed enough papers saying so <wink>.

spent-more-time-on-the-license-than-the-code-ly y'rs  - tim