Python许可证

Python许可证

作者	Corporation for National Research Initiatives
版本	2.1.1和更新的
自由软件	是
OSI认证	是
GPL兼容	否
Copyleft	否

Python许可证是一个过时的软件许可协议 created by the Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI). It was used for versions 1.6 and 2.0 of the Python, both released in the year 2000.

The Python License is similar to the BSD许可证 and, while it is a 自由软件许可证, its wording in some versions meant that it was incompatible with the GNU General Public License (GPL) used by a great deal of free software including the Linux内核. For this reason CNRI retired the license in 2001, and the license of current releases is owned by the Python软件基金会许可证.

来源

Python was created by Guido van Rossum and the initial copyright was held by his employer, the Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI). During this time Python was distributed under a GPL-compatible variant of the Historical Permission Notice and Disclaimer license. CNRI obtained ownership of Python when van Rossum became employed there, and after some years they drafted a new license for the language.

弃用

The Python License includes a clause stating that the license is governed by the State of Virginia, United States. The Python Software Foundation License; Python 1.6.1 differs from Python 1.6 only in some minor bug fixes and new GPL-compatible licensing terms.