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| author | Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> | 2002-04-11 20:54:35 +0000 |
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| committer | Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> | 2002-04-11 20:54:35 +0000 |
| commit | fdfee79260f8cf0622e3ec3f944c6fa2ef27ed69 (patch) | |
| tree | ba8d84a94ee688738bb180a24561ccfe3b2d81a0 /LICENSE | |
| parent | 727896d349812c53e4aecddb96592b9dad3bab93 (diff) | |
| download | cpython-fdfee79260f8cf0622e3ec3f944c6fa2ef27ed69.tar.gz | |
At CNRI's request, I'm changing the status of 1.6.1 from
not-GPL-compatible to GPL-compatible, with a footnote explaining that
RMS disagrees. I'm not going to discuss this further -- both sides
(CNRI and RMS) will argue their POV till they're blue in the face.
Diffstat (limited to 'LICENSE')
| -rw-r--r-- | LICENSE | 7 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ the various releases. 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 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 @@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ Footnotes: GPL-compatible licenses make it possible to combine Python with other software that is released under the GPL; the others don't. +(2) According to Richard Stallman, 1.6.1 is not GPL-compatible, + because its license has a choice of law clause. According to + CNRI, however, Stallman's lawyer has told CNRI's lawyer that 1.6.1 + is "not incompatible" with the GPL. + Thanks to the many outside volunteers who have worked under Guido's direction to make these releases possible. |