[License-review] Python licenses: Python-2.0.1, PSF-2.0, CNRI-Python-GPL-Compatible

[McCoy Smith]

On 8/31/2026 8:38 AM, Richard Fontana via License-review wrote:
> I'm still not sure what happened historically but FWIW in 2011 Van
> Lindberg (then I believe GC of the PSF) actually did request separate
> review of both some version of the "stack" license (not clear whether
> this was what we'd now label Python-2.0 or Python-2.0.1 SPDX-wise) as
> well as what we'd now label the PSF-2.0 license.
> https://lists.opensource.org/pipermail/license-review_lists.opensource.org/2011-May/001263.html
>
> Anyway I would support having OSI review of PSF-2.0, since it is in
> use by a considerable number of projects, mostly in the Python
> ecosystem, as a standalone license and is generally assumed to be open
> source.
>
Board minutes from back then aren't entirely clear on this but seems 
like there was some dialog w/ PSF on these submissions but unclear how 
it got resolved or if it was just dropped: 
https://opensource.org/meeting-minutes/minutes20110914 
https://opensource.org/meeting-minutes/minutes20111102