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Updated the license situation. Basically, this is the exact same
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HISTORY OF THE SOFTWARE
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A. HISTORY OF THE SOFTWARE
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Python was created in the early 1990s by Guido van Rossum at Stichting
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Mathematisch Centrum (CWI) in the Netherlands as a successor of a
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at the Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI) in Reston,
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Virginia where he released several versions of the software. Python
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1.6 was the last of the versions released by CNRI. In 2000, Guido and
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the Python core developement team moved to BeOpen.com to form the
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BeOpen PythonLabs team (www.pythonlabs.com). Python 2.0 is the first
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release from PythonLabs. Thanks to the many outside volunteers who
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have worked under Guido's direction to make this release possible.
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the Python core development team moved to BeOpen.com to form the
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BeOpen PythonLabs team. Python 2.0 was the first and only release
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from BeOpen.com.
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Following the release of Python 1.6, and after Guido van Rossum left
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CNRI to work with commercial software developers, it became clear that
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the ability to use Python with software available under the GNU Public
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License (GPL) was very desirable. CNRI and the Free Software
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Foundation (FSF) interacted to develop enabling wording changes to the
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Python license. Python 1.6.1 is essentially the same as Python 1.6,
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with a few minor bug fixes, and with a different license that enables
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later versions to be GPL-compatible. Python 2.1 is a derivative work
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of Python 1.6.1, as well as of Python 2.0.
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After Python 2.0 was released by BeOpen.com, Guido van Rossum and the
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other PythonLabs developers joined Digital Creations. All
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intellectual property added from this point on, including Python
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2.0.1 and its alpha and beta releases, is owned by the Python Software
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Foundation (PSF), a non-profit modeled after the Apache Software
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Foundation. See http://www.python.org/psf/ for more information about
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the PSF.
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Thanks to the many outside volunteers who have worked under Guido's
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direction to make these releases possible.
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B. TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR ACCESSING OR OTHERWISE USING PYTHON
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PSF LICENSE AGREEMENT
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1. This LICENSE AGREEMENT is between the Python Software Foundation
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("PSF"), and the Individual or Organization ("Licensee") accessing and
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otherwise using Python 2.0.1 software in source or binary form and its
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associated documentation.
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2. Subject to the terms and conditions of this License Agreement, PSF
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hereby grants Licensee a nonexclusive, royalty-free, world-wide
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license to reproduce, analyze, test, perform and/or display publicly,
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prepare derivative works, distribute, and otherwise use Python 2.0.1
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alone or in any derivative version, provided, however, that PSF's
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License Agreement and PSF's notice of copyright, i.e., "Copyright (c)
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2001 Python Software Foundation; All Rights Reserved" are retained in
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Python 2.0.1 alone or in any derivative version prepared by Licensee.
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3. In the event Licensee prepares a derivative work that is based on
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or incorporates Python 2.0.1 or any part thereof, and wants to make
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the derivative work available to others as provided herein, then
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Licensee hereby agrees to include in any such work a brief summary of
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the changes made to Python 2.0.1.
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4. PSF is making Python 2.0.1 available to Licensee on an "AS IS"
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basis. PSF MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR
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IMPLIED. BY WAY OF EXAMPLE, BUT NOT LIMITATION, PSF MAKES NO AND
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DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS
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FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR THAT THE USE OF PYTHON 2.0.1 WILL NOT
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INFRINGE ANY THIRD PARTY RIGHTS.
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5. PSF SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO LICENSEE OR ANY OTHER USERS OF PYTHON
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2.0.1 FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOSS AS
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A RESULT OF MODIFYING, DISTRIBUTING, OR OTHERWISE USING PYTHON 2.0.1,
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OR ANY DERIVATIVE THEREOF, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF.
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6. This License Agreement will automatically terminate upon a material
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breach of its terms and conditions.
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7. This License Agreement shall be governed by the federal
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intellectual property law of the United States, including without
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limitation the federal copyright law, and, to the extent such
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U.S. federal law does not apply, by the law of the Commonwealth of
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Virginia, excluding Virginia's conflict of law provisions.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, with regard to derivative works based
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on Python 2.0.1 that incorporate non-separable material that was
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previously distributed under the GNU General Public License (GPL), the
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law of the Commonwealth of Virginia shall govern this License
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Agreement only as to issues arising under or with respect to
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Paragraphs 4, 5, and 7 of this License Agreement. Nothing in this
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License Agreement shall be deemed to create any relationship of
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agency, partnership, or joint venture between PSF and Licensee. This
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License Agreement does not grant permission to use PSF trademarks or
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trade name in a trademark sense to endorse or promote products or
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services of Licensee, or any third party.
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BEOPEN.COM TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR PYTHON 2.0
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BEOPEN PYTHON OPEN SOURCE LICENSE AGREEMENT VERSION 1
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CNRI OPEN SOURCE LICENSE AGREEMENT
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Python 1.6 CNRI OPEN SOURCE LICENSE AGREEMENT
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IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING AGREEMENT CAREFULLY. BY CLICKING
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ON "ACCEPT" WHERE INDICATED BELOW, OR BY COPYING, INSTALLING OR
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OTHERWISE USING PYTHON 1.6 SOFTWARE, YOU ARE DEEMED TO HAVE AGREED TO
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THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT.
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CNRI OPEN SOURCE GPL-COMPATIBLE LICENSE AGREEMENT
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1. This LICENSE AGREEMENT is between the Corporation for National
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Research Initiatives, having an office at 1895 Preston White Drive,
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("Licensee") accessing and otherwise using Python 1.6 software in
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source or binary form and its associated documentation, as released at
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the www.python.org Internet site on September 5, 2000 ("Python 1.6").
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("Licensee") accessing and otherwise using Python 1.6.1 software in
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source or binary form and its associated documentation.
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hereby grants Licensee a nonexclusive, royalty-free, world-wide
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license to reproduce, analyze, test, perform and/or display publicly,
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prepare derivative works, distribute, and otherwise use Python 1.6
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prepare derivative works, distribute, and otherwise use Python 1.6.1
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alone or in any derivative version, provided, however, that CNRI's
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License Agreement and CNRI's notice of copyright, i.e., "Copyright (c)
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1995-2000 Corporation for National Research Initiatives; All Rights
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Reserved" are retained in Python 1.6 alone or in any derivative
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version prepared by
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Licensee. Alternately, in lieu of CNRI's License Agreement, Licensee
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may substitute the following text (omitting the quotes): "Python 1.6
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is made available subject to the terms and conditions in CNRI's
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License Agreement. This Agreement together with Python 1.6 may be
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located on the Internet using the following unique, persistent
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identifier (known as a handle): 1895.22/1012. This Agreement may also
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be obtained from a proxy server on the Internet using the following
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URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1895.22/1012".
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1995-2001 Corporation for National Research Initiatives; All Rights
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Reserved" are retained in Python 1.6.1 alone or in any derivative
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version prepared by Licensee. Alternately, in lieu of CNRI's License
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Agreement, Licensee may substitute the following text (omitting the
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quotes): "Python 1.6.1 is made available subject to the terms and
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conditions in CNRI's License Agreement. This Agreement together with
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Python 1.6.1 may be located on the Internet using the following
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unique, persistent identifier (known as a handle): 1895.22/1013. This
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Agreement may also be obtained from a proxy server on the Internet
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using the following URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1895.22/1013".
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or incorporates Python 1.6 or any part thereof, and wants to make the
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derivative work available to others as provided herein, then Licensee
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hereby agrees to include in any such work a brief summary of the
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changes made to Python 1.6.
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basis. CNRI MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR
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IMPLIED. BY WAY OF EXAMPLE, BUT NOT LIMITATION, CNRI MAKES NO AND
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or incorporates Python 1.6.1 or any part thereof, and wants to make
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the derivative work available to others as provided herein, then
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Licensee hereby agrees to include in any such work a brief summary of
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basis. CNRI MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR
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IMPLIED. BY WAY OF EXAMPLE, BUT NOT LIMITATION, CNRI MAKES NO AND
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DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS
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FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR THAT THE USE OF PYTHON 1.6 WILL NOT
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FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR THAT THE USE OF PYTHON 1.6.1 WILL NOT
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1.6 FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOSS AS A
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RESULT OF MODIFYING, DISTRIBUTING, OR OTHERWISE USING PYTHON 1.6, OR
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ANY DERIVATIVE THEREOF, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF.
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1.6.1 FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOSS AS
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A RESULT OF MODIFYING, DISTRIBUTING, OR OTHERWISE USING PYTHON 1.6.1,
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OR ANY DERIVATIVE THEREOF, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF.
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respects by the law of the State of Virginia, excluding conflict of
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law provisions. Nothing in this License Agreement shall be deemed to
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create any relationship of agency, partnership, or joint venture
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between CNRI and Licensee. This License Agreement does not grant
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permission to use CNRI trademarks or trade name in a trademark sense
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to endorse or promote products or services of Licensee, or any third
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party.
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7. This License Agreement shall be governed by the federal
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intellectual property law of the United States, including without
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limitation the federal copyright law, and, to the extent such
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U.S. federal law does not apply, by the law of the Commonwealth of
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Virginia, excluding Virginia's conflict of law provisions.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, with regard to derivative works based
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on Python 1.6.1 that incorporate non-separable material that was
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previously distributed under the GNU General Public License (GPL), the
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law of the Commonwealth of Virginia shall govern this License
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Agreement only as to issues arising under or with respect to
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Paragraphs 4, 5, and 7 of this License Agreement. Nothing in this
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License Agreement shall be deemed to create any relationship of
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agency, partnership, or joint venture between CNRI and Licensee. This
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License Agreement does not grant permission to use CNRI trademarks or
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trade name in a trademark sense to endorse or promote products or
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services of Licensee, or any third party.
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installing or otherwise using Python 1.6, Licensee agrees to be bound
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by the terms and conditions of this License Agreement.
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installing or otherwise using Python 1.6.1, Licensee agrees to be
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bound by the terms and conditions of this License Agreement.
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CWI PERMISSIONS STATEMENT AND DISCLAIMER

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