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  1. Django is licensed under the three-clause BSD license; see the file
  2. LICENSE for details.
  3. Django includes code from the Python standard library, which is licensed under
  4. the Python license, a permissive open source license. The copyright and license
  5. is included below for compliance with Python's terms.
  6. ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  7. Copyright (c) 2001-present Python Software Foundation; All Rights Reserved
  8. A. HISTORY OF THE SOFTWARE
  9. ==========================
  10. Python was created in the early 1990s by Guido van Rossum at Stichting
  11. Mathematisch Centrum (CWI, see https://www.cwi.nl) in the Netherlands
  12. as a successor of a language called ABC. Guido remains Python's
  13. principal author, although it includes many contributions from others.
  14. In 1995, Guido continued his work on Python at the Corporation for
  15. National Research Initiatives (CNRI, see https://www.cnri.reston.va.us)
  16. in Reston, Virginia where he released several versions of the
  17. software.
  18. In May 2000, Guido and the Python core development team moved to
  19. BeOpen.com to form the BeOpen PythonLabs team. In October of the same
  20. year, the PythonLabs team moved to Digital Creations, which became
  21. Zope Corporation. In 2001, the Python Software Foundation (PSF, see
  22. https://www.python.org/psf/) was formed, a non-profit organization
  23. created specifically to own Python-related Intellectual Property.
  24. Zope Corporation was a sponsoring member of the PSF.
  25. All Python releases are Open Source (see https://opensource.org for
  26. the Open Source Definition). Historically, most, but not all, Python
  27. releases have also been GPL-compatible; the table below summarizes
  28. the various releases.
  29. Release Derived Year Owner GPL-
  30. from compatible? (1)
  31. 0.9.0 thru 1.2 1991-1995 CWI yes
  32. 1.3 thru 1.5.2 1.2 1995-1999 CNRI yes
  33. 1.6 1.5.2 2000 CNRI no
  34. 2.0 1.6 2000 BeOpen.com no
  35. 1.6.1 1.6 2001 CNRI yes (2)
  36. 2.1 2.0+1.6.1 2001 PSF no
  37. 2.0.1 2.0+1.6.1 2001 PSF yes
  38. 2.1.1 2.1+2.0.1 2001 PSF yes
  39. 2.1.2 2.1.1 2002 PSF yes
  40. 2.1.3 2.1.2 2002 PSF yes
  41. 2.2 and above 2.1.1 2001-now PSF yes
  42. Footnotes:
  43. (1) GPL-compatible doesn't mean that we're distributing Python under
  44. the GPL. All Python licenses, unlike the GPL, let you distribute
  45. a modified version without making your changes open source. The
  46. GPL-compatible licenses make it possible to combine Python with
  47. other software that is released under the GPL; the others don't.
  48. (2) According to Richard Stallman, 1.6.1 is not GPL-compatible,
  49. because its license has a choice of law clause. According to
  50. CNRI, however, Stallman's lawyer has told CNRI's lawyer that 1.6.1
  51. is "not incompatible" with the GPL.
  52. Thanks to the many outside volunteers who have worked under Guido's
  53. direction to make these releases possible.
  54. B. TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR ACCESSING OR OTHERWISE USING PYTHON
  55. ===============================================================
  56. Python software and documentation are licensed under the
  57. Python Software Foundation License Version 2.
  58. Starting with Python 3.8.6, examples, recipes, and other code in
  59. the documentation are dual licensed under the PSF License Version 2
  60. and the Zero-Clause BSD license.
  61. Some software incorporated into Python is under different licenses.
  62. The licenses are listed with code falling under that license.
  63. PYTHON SOFTWARE FOUNDATION LICENSE VERSION 2
  64. --------------------------------------------
  65. 1. This LICENSE AGREEMENT is between the Python Software Foundation
  66. ("PSF"), and the Individual or Organization ("Licensee") accessing and
  67. otherwise using this software ("Python") in source or binary form and
  68. its associated documentation.
  69. 2. Subject to the terms and conditions of this License Agreement, PSF hereby
  70. grants Licensee a nonexclusive, royalty-free, world-wide license to reproduce,
  71. analyze, test, perform and/or display publicly, prepare derivative works,
  72. distribute, and otherwise use Python alone or in any derivative version,
  73. provided, however, that PSF's License Agreement and PSF's notice of copyright,
  74. i.e., "Copyright (c) 2001-2024 Python Software Foundation; All Rights Reserved"
  75. are retained in Python alone or in any derivative version prepared by Licensee.
  76. 3. In the event Licensee prepares a derivative work that is based on
  77. or incorporates Python or any part thereof, and wants to make
  78. the derivative work available to others as provided herein, then
  79. Licensee hereby agrees to include in any such work a brief summary of
  80. the changes made to Python.
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  84. DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS
  85. FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR THAT THE USE OF PYTHON WILL NOT
  86. INFRINGE ANY THIRD PARTY RIGHTS.
  87. 5. PSF SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO LICENSEE OR ANY OTHER USERS OF PYTHON
  88. FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOSS AS
  89. A RESULT OF MODIFYING, DISTRIBUTING, OR OTHERWISE USING PYTHON,
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  91. 6. This License Agreement will automatically terminate upon a material
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  98. 8. By copying, installing or otherwise using Python, Licensee
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  141. CNRI LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR PYTHON 1.6.1
  142. ---------------------------------------
  143. 1. This LICENSE AGREEMENT is between the Corporation for National
  144. Research Initiatives, having an office at 1895 Preston White Drive,
  145. Reston, VA 20191 ("CNRI"), and the Individual or Organization
  146. ("Licensee") accessing and otherwise using Python 1.6.1 software in
  147. source or binary form and its associated documentation.
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  149. hereby grants Licensee a nonexclusive, royalty-free, world-wide
  150. license to reproduce, analyze, test, perform and/or display publicly,
  151. prepare derivative works, distribute, and otherwise use Python 1.6.1
  152. alone or in any derivative version, provided, however, that CNRI's
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  154. 1995-2001 Corporation for National Research Initiatives; All Rights
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  203. Copyright (c) 1991 - 1995, Stichting Mathematisch Centrum Amsterdam,
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