Python licenses, Python 2.4.4 license – Dell Precision M6500 (Late 2009) User Manual

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conditions are met:

1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following

disclaimer.

2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following

disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.

3. All modifications to the source code must be clearly marked as such. Binary redistributions based on modified source

code must be clearly marked as modified versions in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the

distribution.

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY KEVIN B. HENDRICKS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED

WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A

PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL KEVIN B. HENDRICKS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY

DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,

PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)

HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING

NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE

POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

Python 2.4.4 License

This is the official license for the Python 2.4 release.

A. HISTORY OF THE SOFTWARE

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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 (now Zope Corporation, see

http://www.zope.com). In 2001, the Python Software Foundation (PSF, see http://www.python.org/psf/) was formed,

a non-profit organization created specifically to own Python-related Intellectual Property. Zope Corporation is 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

from

Year

Owner

GPL-

compatible?

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

2.2

2.1.1

2001

PSF

yes

2.1.2

2.1.1

2002

PSF

yes

2.1.3

2.1.2

2002

PSF

yes

2.2.1

2.2

2002

PSF

yes

2.2.2

2.2.1

2002

PSF

yes

2.2.3

2.2.2

2003

PSF

yes

2.3

2.2.2

2002-2003

PSF

yes

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