Python 1.5.2 illegal ?

[Peter Schneider-Kamp]

Gregor Hoffleit wrote:
> 
> Similarly, I think PythonLabs had the option to fork Python 2.0 either from
> the to-be-released Python 1.6 under the CNRI license, or from the old Python
> 1.5.2 tree under the old Python license. I understand that much work has
> been done from 1.5.2 until 1.6b1, but if the CNRI license really would do
> the wrong thing (which is not yet sure), that would be an option, right ?

IANAL, unauthorative answer, #include <stddisclaim.h>, etc.

As far as I know the last Python release with the old (CWI)
license was 1.6a2. So development could be forked from there.

I also think that CNRI does not hold the copyright to the
changes made to the CVS version after the move to SourceForge.
In this case only the work between 1.6a2 and 1.6b1 would have
to be replicated. Of course the above assumes the validity of
the old license.

Probably PythonLabs is right in taking the road of less
resistance, though. After all the new license will very
probably be GPL-compatible and still allow for proprietary
use of Python (at least no one has demonstrated any real show
stoppers yet).

let's-see-what-happens-first-ly yr's
Peter
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