Separate the copyright statements and license text; include some new

comments regarding the history of Python licensing from Guido.

1 files changed, 2 insertions, 96 deletions

diff --git a/Doc/texinputs/copyright.tex b/Doc/texinputs/copyright.tex
index 7b45dce..f76045f 100644
--- a/Doc/texinputs/copyright.tex
+++ b/Doc/texinputs/copyright.tex
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-\begin{small}
 Copyright \copyright{} 2001 Python Software Foundation.
 All rights reserved.
 
@@ -11,98 +10,5 @@ All rights reserved.
 Copyright \copyright{} 1991-1995 Stichting Mathematisch Centrum.
 All rights reserved.
 
-%%begin{latexonly}
-\vskip 4mm
-%%end{latexonly}
-
-\centerline{\strong{BEOPEN.COM TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR PYTHON 2.0}}
-
-\centerline{\strong{BEOPEN PYTHON OPEN SOURCE LICENSE AGREEMENT VERSION 1}}
-
-\begin{enumerate}
-
-\item
-This LICENSE AGREEMENT is between BeOpen.com (``BeOpen''), having an
-office at 160 Saratoga Avenue, Santa Clara, CA 95051, and the
-Individual or Organization (``Licensee'') accessing and otherwise
-using this software in source or binary form and its associated
-documentation (``the Software'').
-
-\item
-Subject to the terms and conditions of this BeOpen Python License
-Agreement, BeOpen hereby grants Licensee a non-exclusive,
-royalty-free, world-wide license to reproduce, analyze, test, perform
-and/or display publicly, prepare derivative works, distribute, and
-otherwise use the Software alone or in any derivative version,
-provided, however, that the BeOpen Python License is retained in the
-Software, alone or in any derivative version prepared by Licensee.
-
-\item
-BeOpen is making the Software available to Licensee on an ``AS IS''
-basis.  BEOPEN MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR
-IMPLIED.  BY WAY OF EXAMPLE, BUT NOT LIMITATION, BEOPEN MAKES NO AND
-DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS
-FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR THAT THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE WILL NOT
-INFRINGE ANY THIRD PARTY RIGHTS.
-
-\item
-BEOPEN SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO LICENSEE OR ANY OTHER USERS OF THE
-SOFTWARE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOSS
-AS A RESULT OF USING, MODIFYING OR DISTRIBUTING THE SOFTWARE, OR ANY
-DERIVATIVE THEREOF, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF.
-
-\item
-This License Agreement will automatically terminate upon a material
-breach of its terms and conditions.
-
-\item
-This License Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in all
-respects by the law of the State of California, excluding conflict of
-law provisions.  Nothing in this License Agreement shall be deemed to
-create any relationship of agency, partnership, or joint venture
-between BeOpen and Licensee.  This License Agreement does not grant
-permission to use BeOpen trademarks or trade names in a trademark
-sense to endorse or promote products or services of Licensee, or any
-third party.  As an exception, the ``BeOpen Python'' logos available
-at http://www.pythonlabs.com/logos.html may be used according to the
-permissions granted on that web page.
-
-\item
-By copying, installing or otherwise using the software, Licensee
-agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of this License
-Agreement.
-\end{enumerate}
-
-
-\centerline{\strong{CNRI OPEN SOURCE GPL-COMPATIBLE LICENSE AGREEMENT}}
-
-Python 1.6.1 is made available subject to the terms and conditions in
-CNRI's License Agreement.  This Agreement together with Python 1.6.1 may
-be located on the Internet using the following unique, persistent
-identifier (known as a handle): 1895.22/1013.  This Agreement may also
-be obtained from a proxy server on the Internet using the following
-URL: \url{http://hdl.handle.net/1895.22/1013}.
-
-
-\centerline{\strong{CWI PERMISSIONS STATEMENT AND DISCLAIMER}}
-
-Copyright \copyright{} 1991 - 1995, Stichting Mathematisch Centrum
-Amsterdam, The Netherlands.  All rights reserved.
-
-Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its
-documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted,
-provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that
-both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in
-supporting documentation, and that the name of Stichting Mathematisch
-Centrum or CWI not be used in advertising or publicity pertaining to
-distribution of the software without specific, written prior
-permission.
-
-STICHTING MATHEMATISCH CENTRUM DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO
-THIS SOFTWARE, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
-FITNESS, IN NO EVENT SHALL STICHTING MATHEMATISCH CENTRUM BE LIABLE
-FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
-WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
-ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT
-OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
-\end{small}
+See the end of this document for complete license and permissions
+information.