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，由 Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI)创造并在2000年用于Python的分发。

Python许可证与BSD许可证类似，虽然同属于自由软件许可证,但在某些版本的措辞与GNU General Public License(GPL)不兼容。incompatible with the 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.