[License-discuss] Question about Python 2.0 license

[Candice Wright]

When I check the differences, 2.7.5 is not copied from what is listed on
OSI. The OSI site lists Python 1.6b1 or Python 1.6, beta 1. This isn't
present in the current version or in 2.7.5; both list 1.6.1 instead.

Paragraph 7 in the CNRI portion is short compared to how it is in the
current version of license.

OSI:
7. This License Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in all
respects by the law of the State of Virginia, excluding conflict of law
provisions. 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.

Python:
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.

Maybe the version listed on the OSI site comes from a version that only
existed for a brief time or maybe a draft? It could be why I can't find it
on the Python site or used by a python project.


Candice


On Fri, Feb 12, 2021 at 3:53 AM Gregor Hoffleit <gregor at hoffleit.de> wrote:

> From what I can see, the license text on the OSI site (
> https://opensource.org/licenses/Python-2.0) is in fact copied from the
> license of Python 2.7.5:
> (https://www.python.org/download/releases/2.7.5/license/
> <https://www.python.org/download/releases/2.7.5/license/>).
>
> The history of the Python license had a few rough edges. The Python
> project website has a short history of Python and its license:
> https://docs.python.org/3/license.html
>
> Most important, there was a short period in 2000/2001 in which Python was
> distributed with licenses which were not compatible with the GPL. Namely
> the licenses of Python 1.6, 2.0 and 2.1. This problem was later on fixed
> with changes to the licenses in 1.6.1, 2.0.1 and 2.1.1.
>
> So the license of Python 2.0 was substantially different from 2.0.1 and
> different from the licenses of later Python versions.
>
> I would have to browse through my mail archives regarding the details of
> the problems.
>
> Best regards,
>     Gregor Hoffleit
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> *Von: *"Candice Wright" <timelessdevotion at gmail.com>
> *An: *license-discuss at lists.opensource.org
> *Gesendet: *Donnerstag, 11. Februar 2021 18:38:04
> *Betreff: *[License-discuss] Question about Python 2.0 license
>
> Hi everyone!
>
>
>
> I’m trying to find out why the Python 2.0 license listed on OSI and SPDX
> differs some from the Python license listed on their site. I help with
> ClearlyDefined, which uses SPDX identifiers to identify project licenses,
> but the difference in the license text is having some of us think we
> shouldn't use 'Python-2.0' for Python projects since it isn’t a match.
>
>
>
> I’m not very familiar with the history of Python and the license, but I
> couldn’t find the version listed on OSI being used in the Python projects I
> have come across.
>
>
>
> Can someone help me understand why there is a difference and if we can
> update the wording to match the current Python license text?
>
>
>
>
>
> Thank you,
>
>
>
> Candice
>
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