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+A. HISTORY OF THE SOFTWARE
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+==========================
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+Python was created in the early 1990s by Guido van Rossum at Stichting
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+Mathematisch Centrum (CWI, see http://www.cwi.nl) in the Netherlands
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+as a successor of a language called ABC. Guido remains Python's
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+principal author, although it includes many contributions from others.
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+
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+In 1995, Guido continued his work on Python at the Corporation for
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+National Research Initiatives (CNRI, see http://www.cnri.reston.va.us)
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+in Reston, Virginia where he released several versions of the
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+software.
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+
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+In May 2000, Guido and the Python core development team moved to
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+BeOpen.com to form the BeOpen PythonLabs team. In October of the same
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+year, the PythonLabs team moved to Digital Creations (now Zope
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+Corporation, see http://www.zope.com). In 2001, the Python Software
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+Foundation (PSF, see http://www.python.org/psf/) was formed, a
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+non-profit organization created specifically to own Python-related
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+Intellectual Property. Zope Corporation is a sponsoring member of
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+the PSF.
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+
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+All Python releases are Open Source (see http://www.opensource.org for
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+the Open Source Definition). Historically, most, but not all, Python
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+releases have also been GPL-compatible; the table below summarizes
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+the various releases.
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+
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+ Release Derived Year Owner GPL-
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+ from compatible? (1)
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+
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+ 0.9.0 thru 1.2 1991-1995 CWI yes
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+ 1.3 thru 1.5.2 1.2 1995-1999 CNRI yes
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+ 1.6 1.5.2 2000 CNRI no
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+ 2.0 1.6 2000 BeOpen.com no
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+ 1.6.1 1.6 2001 CNRI yes (2)
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+ 2.1 2.0+1.6.1 2001 PSF no
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+ 2.0.1 2.0+1.6.1 2001 PSF yes
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+ 2.1.1 2.1+2.0.1 2001 PSF yes
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+ 2.1.2 2.1.1 2002 PSF yes
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+ 2.1.3 2.1.2 2002 PSF yes
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+ 2.2 and above 2.1.1 2001-now PSF yes
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+
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+Footnotes:
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+
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+(1) GPL-compatible doesn't mean that we're distributing Python under
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+ the GPL. All Python licenses, unlike the GPL, let you distribute
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+ a modified version without making your changes open source. The
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+ GPL-compatible licenses make it possible to combine Python with
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+ other software that is released under the GPL; the others don't.
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+
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+(2) According to Richard Stallman, 1.6.1 is not GPL-compatible,
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+ because its license has a choice of law clause. According to
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+ CNRI, however, Stallman's lawyer has told CNRI's lawyer that 1.6.1
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+ is "not incompatible" with the GPL.
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+
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+Thanks to the many outside volunteers who have worked under Guido's
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+direction to make these releases possible.
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+
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+
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+B. TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR ACCESSING OR OTHERWISE USING PYTHON
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+===============================================================
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+
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+PYTHON SOFTWARE FOUNDATION LICENSE VERSION 2
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+--------------------------------------------
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+
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+1. This LICENSE AGREEMENT is between the Python Software Foundation
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+("PSF"), and the Individual or Organization ("Licensee") accessing and
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+otherwise using this software ("Python") in source or binary form and
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+its associated documentation.
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+
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+2. Subject to the terms and conditions of this License Agreement, PSF hereby
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+grants Licensee a nonexclusive, royalty-free, world-wide license to reproduce,
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+analyze, test, perform and/or display publicly, prepare derivative works,
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+distribute, and otherwise use Python alone or in any derivative version,
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+provided, however, that PSF's License Agreement and PSF's notice of copyright,
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+i.e., "Copyright (c) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010,
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+2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Python Software Foundation; All Rights Reserved"
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+are retained in Python alone or in any derivative version prepared by Licensee.
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+
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+3. In the event Licensee prepares a derivative work that is based on
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+or incorporates Python or any part thereof, and wants to make
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+the derivative work available to others as provided herein, then
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+Licensee hereby agrees to include in any such work a brief summary of
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+the changes made to Python.
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+
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+4. PSF is making Python available to Licensee on an "AS IS"
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+basis. PSF MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR
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+IMPLIED. BY WAY OF EXAMPLE, BUT NOT LIMITATION, PSF MAKES NO AND
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+DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS
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+FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR THAT THE USE OF PYTHON WILL NOT
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+INFRINGE ANY THIRD PARTY RIGHTS.
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+
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+5. PSF SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO LICENSEE OR ANY OTHER USERS OF PYTHON
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+FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOSS AS
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+A RESULT OF MODIFYING, DISTRIBUTING, OR OTHERWISE USING PYTHON,
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+OR ANY DERIVATIVE THEREOF, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF.
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+
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+6. This License Agreement will automatically terminate upon a material
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+breach of its terms and conditions.
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+
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+7. Nothing in this License Agreement shall be deemed to create any
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+relationship of agency, partnership, or joint venture between PSF and
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+Licensee. This License Agreement does not grant permission to use PSF
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+trademarks or trade name in a trademark sense to endorse or promote
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+products or services of Licensee, or any third party.
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+
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+8. By copying, installing or otherwise using Python, Licensee
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+agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of this License
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+Agreement.
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+
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+
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+BEOPEN.COM LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR PYTHON 2.0
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+-------------------------------------------
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+
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+BEOPEN PYTHON OPEN SOURCE LICENSE AGREEMENT VERSION 1
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+
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+1. This LICENSE AGREEMENT is between BeOpen.com ("BeOpen"), having an
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+office at 160 Saratoga Avenue, Santa Clara, CA 95051, and the
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+Individual or Organization ("Licensee") accessing and otherwise using
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+this software in source or binary form and its associated
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+documentation ("the Software").
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+
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+2. Subject to the terms and conditions of this BeOpen Python License
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+Agreement, BeOpen hereby grants Licensee a non-exclusive,
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+royalty-free, world-wide license to reproduce, analyze, test, perform
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+and/or display publicly, prepare derivative works, distribute, and
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+otherwise use the Software alone or in any derivative version,
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+provided, however, that the BeOpen Python License is retained in the
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+Software, alone or in any derivative version prepared by Licensee.
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+
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+3. BeOpen is making the Software available to Licensee on an "AS IS"
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+basis. BEOPEN MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR
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+IMPLIED. BY WAY OF EXAMPLE, BUT NOT LIMITATION, BEOPEN MAKES NO AND
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+DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS
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+FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR THAT THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE WILL NOT
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+INFRINGE ANY THIRD PARTY RIGHTS.
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+
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+4. BEOPEN SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO LICENSEE OR ANY OTHER USERS OF THE
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+SOFTWARE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOSS
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+AS A RESULT OF USING, MODIFYING OR DISTRIBUTING THE SOFTWARE, OR ANY
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+DERIVATIVE THEREOF, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF.
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+
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+5. This License Agreement will automatically terminate upon a material
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+breach of its terms and conditions.
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+
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+6. This License Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in all
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+respects by the law of the State of California, excluding conflict of
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+law provisions. Nothing in this License Agreement shall be deemed to
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+create any relationship of agency, partnership, or joint venture
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+between BeOpen and Licensee. This License Agreement does not grant
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+permission to use BeOpen trademarks or trade names in a trademark
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+sense to endorse or promote products or services of Licensee, or any
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+third party. As an exception, the "BeOpen Python" logos available at
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+http://www.pythonlabs.com/logos.html may be used according to the
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+permissions granted on that web page.
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+
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+7. By copying, installing or otherwise using the software, Licensee
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+agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of this License
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+Agreement.
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+
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+
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+CNRI LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR PYTHON 1.6.1
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+---------------------------------------
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+
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+1. This LICENSE AGREEMENT is between the Corporation for National
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+Research Initiatives, having an office at 1895 Preston White Drive,
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+Reston, VA 20191 ("CNRI"), and the Individual or Organization
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+("Licensee") accessing and otherwise using Python 1.6.1 software in
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+source or binary form and its associated documentation.
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+
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+2. Subject to the terms and conditions of this License Agreement, CNRI
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+hereby grants Licensee a nonexclusive, royalty-free, world-wide
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+license to reproduce, analyze, test, perform and/or display publicly,
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+prepare derivative works, distribute, and otherwise use Python 1.6.1
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+alone or in any derivative version, provided, however, that CNRI's
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+License Agreement and CNRI's notice of copyright, i.e., "Copyright (c)
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+1995-2001 Corporation for National Research Initiatives; All Rights
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+Reserved" are retained in Python 1.6.1 alone or in any derivative
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+version prepared by Licensee. Alternately, in lieu of CNRI's License
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+Agreement, Licensee may substitute the following text (omitting the
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+quotes): "Python 1.6.1 is made available subject to the terms and
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+conditions in CNRI's License Agreement. This Agreement together with
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+Python 1.6.1 may be located on the Internet using the following
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+unique, persistent identifier (known as a handle): 1895.22/1013. This
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+Agreement may also be obtained from a proxy server on the Internet
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+using the following URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1895.22/1013".
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+
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+3. In the event Licensee prepares a derivative work that is based on
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+or incorporates Python 1.6.1 or any part thereof, and wants to make
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+the derivative work available to others as provided herein, then
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+Licensee hereby agrees to include in any such work a brief summary of
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+the changes made to Python 1.6.1.
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+
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+4. CNRI is making Python 1.6.1 available to Licensee on an "AS IS"
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+basis. CNRI MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR
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+IMPLIED. BY WAY OF EXAMPLE, BUT NOT LIMITATION, CNRI MAKES NO AND
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+DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS
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+FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR THAT THE USE OF PYTHON 1.6.1 WILL NOT
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+INFRINGE ANY THIRD PARTY RIGHTS.
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+
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+5. CNRI SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO LICENSEE OR ANY OTHER USERS OF PYTHON
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+1.6.1 FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOSS AS
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+A RESULT OF MODIFYING, DISTRIBUTING, OR OTHERWISE USING PYTHON 1.6.1,
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+OR ANY DERIVATIVE THEREOF, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF.
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+
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+6. This License Agreement will automatically terminate upon a material
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+breach of its terms and conditions.
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+
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+7. This License Agreement shall be governed by the federal
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+intellectual property law of the United States, including without
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+limitation the federal copyright law, and, to the extent such
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+U.S. federal law does not apply, by the law of the Commonwealth of
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+Virginia, excluding Virginia's conflict of law provisions.
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+Notwithstanding the foregoing, with regard to derivative works based
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+on Python 1.6.1 that incorporate non-separable material that was
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+previously distributed under the GNU General Public License (GPL), the
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+law of the Commonwealth of Virginia shall govern this License
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+Agreement only as to issues arising under or with respect to
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+Paragraphs 4, 5, and 7 of this License Agreement. Nothing in this
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+License Agreement shall be deemed to create any relationship of
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+agency, partnership, or joint venture between CNRI and Licensee. This
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+License Agreement does not grant permission to use CNRI trademarks or
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+trade name in a trademark sense to endorse or promote products or
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+services of Licensee, or any third party.
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+
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+8. By clicking on the "ACCEPT" button where indicated, or by copying,
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+installing or otherwise using Python 1.6.1, Licensee agrees to be
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+bound by the terms and conditions of this License Agreement.
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+
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+ ACCEPT
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+
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+
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+CWI LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR PYTHON 0.9.0 THROUGH 1.2
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+--------------------------------------------------
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+
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+Copyright (c) 1991 - 1995, Stichting Mathematisch Centrum Amsterdam,
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+The Netherlands. All rights reserved.
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+
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+Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its
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+documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted,
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+provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that
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+both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in
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+supporting documentation, and that the name of Stichting Mathematisch
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+Centrum or CWI not be used in advertising or publicity pertaining to
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+distribution of the software without specific, written prior
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+permission.
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+
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+STICHTING MATHEMATISCH CENTRUM DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO
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+THIS SOFTWARE, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
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+FITNESS, IN NO EVENT SHALL STICHTING MATHEMATISCH CENTRUM BE LIABLE
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+FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
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+WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
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+ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT
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+OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
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