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							- A. HISTORY OF THE SOFTWARE
 
- ==========================
 
- Python was created in the early 1990s by Guido van Rossum at Stichting
 
- Mathematisch Centrum (CWI, see 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 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, which became
 
- Zope Corporation.  In 2001, the Python Software Foundation (PSF, see
 
- https://www.python.org/psf/) was formed, a non-profit organization
 
- created specifically to own Python-related Intellectual Property.
 
- Zope Corporation was a sponsoring member of the PSF.
 
- All Python releases are Open Source (see 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.
 
-     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
 
-     1.6.1           1.6         2001        CNRI        yes (2)
 
-     2.1             2.0+1.6.1   2001        PSF         no
 
-     2.0.1           2.0+1.6.1   2001        PSF         yes
 
-     2.1.1           2.1+2.0.1   2001        PSF         yes
 
-     2.1.2           2.1.1       2002        PSF         yes
 
-     2.1.3           2.1.2       2002        PSF         yes
 
-     2.2 and above   2.1.1       2001-now    PSF         yes
 
- Footnotes:
 
- (1) 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.
 
- (2) According to Richard Stallman, 1.6.1 is not GPL-compatible,
 
-     because its license has a choice of law clause.  According to
 
-     CNRI, however, Stallman's lawyer has told CNRI's lawyer that 1.6.1
 
-     is "not incompatible" with the GPL.
 
- Thanks to the many outside volunteers who have worked under Guido's
 
- direction to make these releases possible.
 
- B. TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR ACCESSING OR OTHERWISE USING PYTHON
 
- ===============================================================
 
- PYTHON SOFTWARE FOUNDATION LICENSE VERSION 2
 
- --------------------------------------------
 
- 1. This LICENSE AGREEMENT is between the Python Software Foundation
 
- ("PSF"), and the Individual or Organization ("Licensee") accessing and
 
- otherwise using this software ("Python") in source or binary form and
 
- its associated documentation.
 
- 2. Subject to the terms and conditions of this License Agreement, PSF hereby
 
- grants Licensee a nonexclusive, royalty-free, world-wide license to reproduce,
 
- analyze, test, perform and/or display publicly, prepare derivative works,
 
- distribute, and otherwise use Python alone or in any derivative version,
 
- provided, however, that PSF's License Agreement and PSF's notice of copyright,
 
- i.e., "Copyright (c) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010,
 
- 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 Python Software Foundation;
 
- All Rights Reserved" are retained in Python alone or in any derivative version
 
- prepared by Licensee.
 
- 3. In the event Licensee prepares a derivative work that is based on
 
- or incorporates Python or any part thereof, and wants to make
 
- the derivative work available to others as provided herein, then
 
- Licensee hereby agrees to include in any such work a brief summary of
 
- the changes made to Python.
 
- 4. PSF is making Python available to Licensee on an "AS IS"
 
- basis.  PSF MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR
 
- IMPLIED.  BY WAY OF EXAMPLE, BUT NOT LIMITATION, PSF MAKES NO AND
 
- DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS
 
- FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR THAT THE USE OF PYTHON WILL NOT
 
- INFRINGE ANY THIRD PARTY RIGHTS.
 
- 5. PSF SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO LICENSEE OR ANY OTHER USERS OF PYTHON
 
- FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOSS AS
 
- A RESULT OF MODIFYING, DISTRIBUTING, OR OTHERWISE USING PYTHON,
 
- OR ANY DERIVATIVE THEREOF, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF.
 
- 6. This License Agreement will automatically terminate upon a material
 
- breach of its terms and conditions.
 
- 7. Nothing in this License Agreement shall be deemed to create any
 
- relationship of agency, partnership, or joint venture between PSF and
 
- Licensee.  This License Agreement does not grant permission to use PSF
 
- trademarks or trade name in a trademark sense to endorse or promote
 
- products or services of Licensee, or any third party.
 
- 8. By copying, installing or otherwise using Python, Licensee
 
- agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of this License
 
- Agreement.
 
- BEOPEN.COM LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR PYTHON 2.0
 
- -------------------------------------------
 
- BEOPEN PYTHON OPEN SOURCE LICENSE AGREEMENT VERSION 1
 
- 1. This LICENSE AGREEMENT is between BeOpen.com ("BeOpen"), having an
 
- office at 160 Saratoga Avenue, Santa Clara, CA 95051, and the
 
- Individual or Organization ("Licensee") accessing and otherwise using
 
- this software in source or binary form and its associated
 
- documentation ("the Software").
 
- 2. Subject to the terms and conditions of this BeOpen Python License
 
- Agreement, BeOpen hereby grants Licensee a non-exclusive,
 
- royalty-free, world-wide license to reproduce, analyze, test, perform
 
- and/or display publicly, prepare derivative works, distribute, and
 
- otherwise use the Software alone or in any derivative version,
 
- provided, however, that the BeOpen Python License is retained in the
 
- Software, alone or in any derivative version prepared by Licensee.
 
- 3. BeOpen is making the Software available to Licensee on an "AS IS"
 
- basis.  BEOPEN MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR
 
- IMPLIED.  BY WAY OF EXAMPLE, BUT NOT LIMITATION, BEOPEN MAKES NO AND
 
- DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS
 
- FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR THAT THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE WILL NOT
 
- INFRINGE ANY THIRD PARTY RIGHTS.
 
- 4. BEOPEN SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO LICENSEE OR ANY OTHER USERS OF THE
 
- SOFTWARE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOSS
 
- AS A RESULT OF USING, MODIFYING OR DISTRIBUTING THE SOFTWARE, OR ANY
 
- DERIVATIVE THEREOF, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF.
 
- 5. This License Agreement will automatically terminate upon a material
 
- breach of its terms and conditions.
 
- 6. This License Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in all
 
- respects by the law of the State of California, excluding conflict of
 
- law provisions.  Nothing in this License Agreement shall be deemed to
 
- create any relationship of agency, partnership, or joint venture
 
- between BeOpen and Licensee.  This License Agreement does not grant
 
- permission to use BeOpen trademarks or trade names in a trademark
 
- sense to endorse or promote products or services of Licensee, or any
 
- third party.  As an exception, the "BeOpen Python" logos available at
 
- http://www.pythonlabs.com/logos.html may be used according to the
 
- permissions granted on that web page.
 
- 7. By copying, installing or otherwise using the software, Licensee
 
- agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of this License
 
- Agreement.
 
- CNRI LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR PYTHON 1.6.1
 
- ---------------------------------------
 
- 1. This LICENSE AGREEMENT is between the Corporation for National
 
- Research Initiatives, having an office at 1895 Preston White Drive,
 
- Reston, VA 20191 ("CNRI"), and the Individual or Organization
 
- ("Licensee") accessing and otherwise using Python 1.6.1 software in
 
- source or binary form and its associated documentation.
 
- 2. Subject to the terms and conditions of this License Agreement, CNRI
 
- hereby grants Licensee a nonexclusive, royalty-free, world-wide
 
- license to reproduce, analyze, test, perform and/or display publicly,
 
- prepare derivative works, distribute, and otherwise use Python 1.6.1
 
- alone or in any derivative version, provided, however, that CNRI's
 
- License Agreement and CNRI's notice of copyright, i.e., "Copyright (c)
 
- 1995-2001 Corporation for National Research Initiatives; All Rights
 
- Reserved" are retained in Python 1.6.1 alone or in any derivative
 
- version prepared by Licensee.  Alternately, in lieu of CNRI's License
 
- Agreement, Licensee may substitute the following text (omitting the
 
- quotes): "Python 1.6.1 is made available subject to the terms and
 
- conditions in CNRI's License Agreement.  This Agreement together with
 
- Python 1.6.1 may be located on the Internet using the following
 
- unique, persistent identifier (known as a handle): 1895.22/1013.  This
 
- Agreement may also be obtained from a proxy server on the Internet
 
- using the following URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1895.22/1013".
 
- 3. In the event Licensee prepares a derivative work that is based on
 
- or incorporates Python 1.6.1 or any part thereof, and wants to make
 
- the derivative work available to others as provided herein, then
 
- Licensee hereby agrees to include in any such work a brief summary of
 
- the changes made to Python 1.6.1.
 
- 4. CNRI is making Python 1.6.1 available to Licensee on an "AS IS"
 
- basis.  CNRI MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR
 
- IMPLIED.  BY WAY OF EXAMPLE, BUT NOT LIMITATION, CNRI MAKES NO AND
 
- DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS
 
- FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR THAT THE USE OF PYTHON 1.6.1 WILL NOT
 
- INFRINGE ANY THIRD PARTY RIGHTS.
 
- 5. CNRI SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO LICENSEE OR ANY OTHER USERS OF PYTHON
 
- 1.6.1 FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOSS AS
 
- A RESULT OF MODIFYING, DISTRIBUTING, OR OTHERWISE USING PYTHON 1.6.1,
 
- OR ANY DERIVATIVE THEREOF, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF.
 
- 6. This License Agreement will automatically terminate upon a material
 
- breach of its terms and conditions.
 
- 7. This License Agreement shall be governed by the federal
 
- intellectual property law of the United States, including without
 
- limitation the federal copyright law, and, to the extent such
 
- U.S. federal law does not apply, by the law of the Commonwealth of
 
- Virginia, excluding Virginia's conflict of law provisions.
 
- Notwithstanding the foregoing, with regard to derivative works based
 
- on Python 1.6.1 that incorporate non-separable material that was
 
- previously distributed under the GNU General Public License (GPL), the
 
- law of the Commonwealth of Virginia shall govern this License
 
- Agreement only as to issues arising under or with respect to
 
- Paragraphs 4, 5, and 7 of this License Agreement.  Nothing in this
 
- License Agreement shall be deemed to create any relationship of
 
- agency, partnership, or joint venture between CNRI and Licensee.  This
 
- License Agreement does not grant permission to use CNRI trademarks or
 
- trade name in a trademark sense to endorse or promote products or
 
- services of Licensee, or any third party.
 
- 8. By clicking on the "ACCEPT" button where indicated, or by copying,
 
- installing or otherwise using Python 1.6.1, Licensee agrees to be
 
- bound by the terms and conditions of this License Agreement.
 
-         ACCEPT
 
- CWI LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR PYTHON 0.9.0 THROUGH 1.2
 
- --------------------------------------------------
 
- Copyright (c) 1991 - 1995, Stichting Mathematisch Centrum Amsterdam,
 
- The Netherlands.  All rights reserved.
 
- Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its
 
- documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted,
 
- provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that
 
- both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in
 
- supporting documentation, and that the name of Stichting Mathematisch
 
- Centrum or CWI not be used in advertising or publicity pertaining to
 
- distribution of the software without specific, written prior
 
- permission.
 
- STICHTING MATHEMATISCH CENTRUM DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO
 
- THIS SOFTWARE, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
 
- FITNESS, IN NO EVENT SHALL STICHTING MATHEMATISCH CENTRUM BE LIABLE
 
- FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
 
- WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
 
- ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT
 
- OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 
 
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