From 7df772b237f5e58894502050639d8b2ac0feb2cd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Guido van Rossum Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 20:54:35 +0000 Subject: 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. --- LICENSE | 7 ++++++- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE index 74e0c68..26e5297 100644 --- a/LICENSE +++ b/LICENSE @@ -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. -- cgit v0.12