[Draft] Open Letter to CNRI: Request for clarification

[Peter Schneider-Kamp]

I like the idea of an open letter to CNRI expressing the concern of the
Python Language Community. It cannot hurt to have them know what we feel
about the issues at hand. Unfortunately, as Martijn observed, the issues
at hand are not easy to define. I have nevertheless tried my neurons on
a draft. I am very open to every kind of critique or addition to this one
(please correct my English, too, as it is not my mother tongue):

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To: Dr. Robert E. Kahn <rkahn at cnri.reston.va.us>,
    (president of The Corporation for National Research Initiatives)

Dear Mr. Kahn,

as a member of the Python Community which gathers around the newsgroup
comp.lang.python I would like to express my concern about the latest
license issues that have arisen around the new 1.6/2.0 releases.

As of now I have not had the chance to witness any official statement
from your institution. So I sincerely request a clarification of CNRI's
position on this matter.

I have attached a list of signatures of members of the Python Community
who are also concerned about the recent developments and through their
signature support this request for clarification.

Kind regards,
Peter Schneider-Kamp

P.S.:
I find it rather startling that you see a need to change the license of
a software whose development already has moved away from your institution.

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--- begin signature list -----------------------------------------------------
Diehard Py. Fan (diehard at python.fan)
Implementation Issue (impl at implement.com)
Want My Python Now (Want.My at Python.Now)
...
--- end signature list -------------------------------------------------------

Or should it better by a letter from the community to CNRI?

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Peter
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