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Most Python sources and binaries are distributed under the following
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otherwise the notice is similar.
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The gist of it is that Python is <strong>absolutely free, even for
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"copyleft" restriction.
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fee. We are in the process of revising the notice to clarify it, but
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this is a slow process.
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<P>Another clarification: the limitation of the copyright to 1991-1995
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in the notice is not a mistake, but rather a deliberate decision.
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Copyright applies regardless of whether it is explicitly stated or
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not.
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<P><b>News:</b> The <A HREF="http://www.opensource.org/" >Open Source
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Initiative</A> board has voted to certify the Python license as Open
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Source.
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<P>And if you had to ask, yes, this license is compatible with the <a
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href="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html">GPL</a> (sez <a
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href="http://www.gnu.org/people/rms.html">RMS</a>).
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Copyright 1991-1995 by Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam,
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The Netherlands.
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<CENTER>All Rights Reserved</CENTER>
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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 names of Stichting Mathematisch
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Centrum or CWI or Corporation for National Research Initiatives or
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CNRI 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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While CWI is the initial source for this software, a modified version
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is made available by the Corporation for National Research Initiatives
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(CNRI) at the Internet address ftp://ftp.python.org.
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STICHTING MATHEMATISCH CENTRUM AND CNRI DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES WITH
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REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
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MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS, IN NO EVENT SHALL STICHTING MATHEMATISCH
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