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Hello,<br>
<br>
I have not seen any movement, any decisions, or any discussion (here
or on license-discuss, now cc'd) on these three items included
inline below. <br>
<br>
Can I get the current status?<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
<br>
Van<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Item #1:<br>
<blockquote
cite="mid:AANLkTinhPDekUZa9mPdZhcdkRmvEk32qb64VSYzB3niq@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">I would like to submit the following text for approval
as the "CNRI License Agreement for Python 1.6.1:<br>
<br>
"""<br>
<p>CNRI LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR PYTHON 1.6.1<br>
---------------------------------------</p>
<p>1. This LICENSE AGREEMENT is between the Corporation for
National<br>
Research Initiatives, having an office at 1895 Preston White
Drive,<br>
Reston, VA 20191 ("CNRI"), and the Individual or Organization<br>
("Licensee") accessing and otherwise using Python 1.6.1 software
in<br>
source or binary form and its associated documentation.</p>
<p>2. Subject to the terms and conditions of this License
Agreement, CNRI<br>
hereby grants Licensee a nonexclusive, royalty-free, world-wide<br>
license to reproduce, analyze, test, perform and/or display
publicly,<br>
prepare derivative works, distribute, and otherwise use Python
1.6.1<br>
alone or in any derivative version, provided, however, that
CNRI's<br>
License Agreement and CNRI's notice of copyright, i.e.,
"Copyright (c)<br>
1995-2001 Corporation for National Research Initiatives; All
Rights<br>
Reserved" are retained in Python 1.6.1 alone or in any
derivative<br>
version prepared by Licensee. Alternately, in lieu of CNRI's
License<br>
Agreement, Licensee may substitute the following text (omitting
the<br>
quotes): "Python 1.6.1 is made available subject to the terms
and<br>
conditions in CNRI's License Agreement. This Agreement together
with<br>
Python 1.6.1 may be located on the Internet using the following<br>
unique, persistent identifier (known as a handle): 1895.22/1013.
This<br>
Agreement may also be obtained from a proxy server on the
Internet<br>
using the following URL: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://hdl.handle.net/1895.22/1013">http://hdl.handle.net/1895.22/1013</a>".</p>
<p>3. In the event Licensee prepares a derivative work that is
based on<br>
or incorporates Python 1.6.1 or any part thereof, and wants to
make<br>
the derivative work available to others as provided herein, then<br>
Licensee hereby agrees to include in any such work a brief
summary of<br>
the changes made to Python 1.6.1.</p>
<p>4. CNRI is making Python 1.6.1 available to Licensee on an "AS
IS"<br>
basis. CNRI MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR<br>
IMPLIED. BY WAY OF EXAMPLE, BUT NOT LIMITATION, CNRI MAKES NO
AND<br>
DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR
FITNESS<br>
FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR THAT THE USE OF PYTHON 1.6.1 WILL
NOT<br>
INFRINGE ANY THIRD PARTY RIGHTS.</p>
<p>5. CNRI SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO LICENSEE OR ANY OTHER USERS OF
PYTHON<br>
1.6.1 FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR
LOSS AS<br>
A RESULT OF MODIFYING, DISTRIBUTING, OR OTHERWISE USING PYTHON
1.6.1,<br>
OR ANY DERIVATIVE THEREOF, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY
THEREOF.</p>
<p>6. This License Agreement will automatically terminate upon a
material<br>
breach of its terms and conditions.</p>
<p>7. This License Agreement shall be governed by the federal<br>
intellectual property law of the United States, including
without<br>
limitation the federal copyright law, and, to the extent such<br>
U.S. federal law does not apply, by the law of the Commonwealth
of<br>
Virginia, excluding Virginia's conflict of law provisions.<br>
Notwithstanding the foregoing, with regard to derivative works
based<br>
on Python 1.6.1 that incorporate non-separable material that was<br>
previously distributed under the GNU General Public License
(GPL), the<br>
law of the Commonwealth of Virginia shall govern this License<br>
Agreement only as to issues arising under or with respect to<br>
Paragraphs 4, 5, and 7 of this License Agreement. Nothing in
this<br>
License Agreement shall be deemed to create any relationship of<br>
agency, partnership, or joint venture between CNRI and Licensee.
This<br>
License Agreement does not grant permission to use CNRI
trademarks or<br>
trade name in a trademark sense to endorse or promote products
or<br>
services of Licensee, or any third party.</p>
<p>8. By clicking on the "ACCEPT" button where indicated, or by
copying,<br>
installing or otherwise using Python 1.6.1, Licensee agrees to
be<br>
bound by the terms and conditions of this License Agreement.</p>
<p> ACCEPT</p>
<p>"""</p>
</blockquote>
<br>
Item 2:<br>
<blockquote type="cite">I would like to submit the following for
approval as the Python Software Foundation License (PSF License).<br>
<br>
Please note that it has been slightly generalized to allow for use
by more than just the PSF, in the same style as the BSD license
template.<br>
<br>
"""<br>
<p>PYTHON SOFTWARE FOUNDATION LICENSE VERSION 2.1<br>
--------------------------------------------</p>
<p>1. This LICENSE AGREEMENT is between <ORGANIZATION>, and
the Individual or Organization ("Licensee") accessing and
otherwise using the Software ("<SOFTWARE>") in source or
binary form and its associated documentation.</p>
<p>2. Subject to the terms and conditions of this License
Agreement, <ORGANIZATION> 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 <SOFTWARE>
alone or in any derivative version, provided, however, that this
License Agreement and <ORGANIZATION>'s notice of
copyright, e.g., "Copyright (c) 2001-2011 <ORGANIZATION>;
All Rights Reserved" are retained in <SOFTWARE> alone or
in any derivative version prepared by Licensee.</p>
<p>3. In the event Licensee prepares a derivative work that is
based on or incorporates <SOFTWARE> 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
<SOFTWARE>.</p>
<p>4. <ORGANIZATION> is making <SOFTWARE> available to
Licensee on an "AS IS" basis. <ORGANIZATION> MAKES NO
REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. BY WAY OF
EXAMPLE, BUT NOT LIMITATION, <ORGANIZATION> MAKES NO AND
DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR
FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR THAT THE USE OF
<SOFTWARE> WILL NOT INFRINGE ANY THIRD PARTY RIGHTS.</p>
<p>5. <ORGANIZATION> SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO LICENSEE OR ANY
OTHER USERS OF <SOFTWARE> FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOSS AS A RESULT OF MODIFYING,
DISTRIBUTING, OR OTHERWISE USING <SOFTWARE>, OR ANY
DERIVATIVE THEREOF, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF.</p>
<p>6. This License Agreement will automatically terminate upon a
material breach of its terms and conditions.</p>
<p>7. Nothing in this License Agreement shall be deemed to create
any relationship of agency, partnership, or joint venture
between <ORGANIZATION> and Licensee. This License
Agreement does not grant permission to use <ORGANIZATION>
trademarks or trade name in a trademark sense to endorse or
promote products or services of Licensee, or any third party.</p>
<p>8. By copying, installing or otherwise using <SOFTWARE>,
Licensee agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of this
License Agreement.<br>
"""</p>
<p>The following explanatory text may also be used:<br>
<br>
"""<br>
This license agreement is used by the Python Software Foundation
(PSF) for licensing Python and Python-related projects where the
PSF has some copyright interest in the project. When used by the
PSF:</p>
<p>- <ORGANIZATION> is replaced the first time by "the
Python Software Foundation (PSF)," and by "PSF" thereafter.<br>
</p>
- <SOFTWARE> is replaced by "Python" or the applicable
project name.<br>
"""<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
<br>
Van</blockquote>
<br>
Item #3:<br>
<blockquote type="cite">I would to submit the following for approval
as the Python License.<br>
<br>
Russ Nelson pointed out that this license is specific to Python
and not applicable for general use. That is true, but it reflects
the history and current licensing of Python. The portion of this
license that is suitable for general use is the "Python Software
Foundation License" separately submitted.<br>
<br>
<br>
"""<br>
PYTHON SOFTWARE FOUNDATION LICENSE VERSION 2.1<br>
--------------------------------------------<br>
<br>
1. This LICENSE AGREEMENT is between the Python Software
Foundation (PSF), and the Individual or Organization ("Licensee")
accessing and otherwise using the Software ("Python") in source or
binary form and its associated documentation.<br>
<br>
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 this License Agreement and PSF's notice of
copyright, e.g., "Copyright (c) 2001-2011 PSF; All Rights
Reserved" are retained in Python alone or in any derivative
version prepared by Licensee.<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
6. This License Agreement will automatically terminate upon a
material breach of its terms and conditions.<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
8. By copying, installing or otherwise using Python, Licensee
agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of this License
Agreement.<br>
<br>
<a href="http://BEOPEN.COM">BEOPEN.COM</a> LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR
PYTHON 2.0<br>
-------------------------------------------<br>
<br>
BEOPEN PYTHON OPEN SOURCE LICENSE AGREEMENT VERSION 1<br>
<br>
1. This LICENSE AGREEMENT is between BeOpen.com ("BeOpen"), having
an<br>
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").<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
5. This License Agreement will automatically terminate upon a
material<br>
breach of its terms and conditions.<br>
<br>
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 <a
href="http://www.pythonlabs.com/logos.html">http://www.pythonlabs.com/logos.html</a>
may be used according to the permissions granted on that web page.<br>
<br>
7. By copying, installing or otherwise using the software,
Licensee agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of this
License Agreement.<br>
<br>
CNRI LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR PYTHON 1.6.1<br>
---------------------------------------<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
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: <a
href="http://hdl.handle.net/1895.22/1013">http://hdl.handle.net/1895.22/1013</a>".
<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
6. This License Agreement will automatically terminate upon a
material<br>
breach of its terms and conditions.<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
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. <br>
<br>
ACCEPT<br>
<br>
CWI LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR PYTHON 0.9.0 THROUGH 1.2<br>
--------------------------------------------------<br>
<br>
Copyright (c) 1991 - 1995, Stichting Mathematisch Centrum
Amsterdam, The Netherlands. All rights reserved.<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
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.<br>
"""<br>
<br>
</blockquote>
<br>
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