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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Software license}}<br />
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{{Infobox software license<br />
| name = Python License<br />
| image = <br />
| caption =<br />
| author = [[Corporation for National Research Initiatives]]<br />
| version = 2.11 and newer<br />
| copyright = <br />
| date = <br />
| OSI approved = Yes<br />
| Debian approved = <br />
| Free Software = Yes<ref name=fsf>{{cite web |url=https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#Python1.6a2 |title=License of Python 1.6a2 and earlier versions |at=List of licenses |publisher=Free Software Foundation}}<br>{{cite web |url=https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#PythonOld |title=License of Python 1.6b1 through 2.0 and 2.1 |at=List of licenses |publisher=Free Software Foundation}}<br>{{cite web |url=https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#Python |title=License of Python 2.0.1, 2.1.1, and newer versions |at=List of licenses |publisher=Free Software Foundation}}</ref><br />
| GPL compatible = Some versions<ref name=fsf/><ref>[https://docs.python.org/3/license.html History and License] Python</ref><br />
| copyleft = No<br />
| linking = <br />
}}<br />
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The '''Python License''' is a deprecated [[permissive license|permissive]] computer [[software license]] created by the [[Corporation for National Research Initiatives]] (CNRI). It was used for versions 1.6 and 2.0 of the [[Python (programming language)|Python programming language]], both released in the year 2000.<br />
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The Python License is similar to the [[BSD License]] and, while it is a [[free software license]], its wording in some versions meant that it was [[License compatibility|incompatible]] with the [[GNU General Public License]] (GPL) used by a great deal of free software including the [[Linux kernel]]. For this reason CNRI retired the license in 2001, and the license of current releases is the [[Python Software Foundation License]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.python.org/download/releases/3.3.4/license|title=Python 3.3.4 license|access-date=15 Apr 2014}}</ref><br />
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== Origin ==<br />
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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.<ref>{{cite web<br />
|url=https://www.python.org/download/releases/2.5/license<br />
|title=Python 2.5 license (with historical notes)<br />
|publisher=Python.org<br />
|access-date=2008-03-31<br />
}}</ref> CNRI obtained ownership of Python when Van Rossum became employed there, and after some years they drafted a new license for the language.<br />
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== Retirement ==<br />
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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.{{citation needed|date=November 2011}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Permissive software licenses]]</div>imported>Palosirkka