Defunct Python Software Foundation License Draft

This is the old draft revision 0.4 of the Python Software Foundation License Version 2 (it was not adopted and is now defunct -- see PythonSoftwareFoundationLicenseV2Easy for the officially adopted version and PythonSoftwareFoundationLicenseV2Revised for a version that may form the basis of Version 3 in the future):

PYTHON SOFTWARE FOUNDATION LICENSE VERSION 2 (Defunct draft)
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0. This Python Software Foundation License (the "License") applies to any
original work of authorship (the "Software") whose owner (the "Licensor")
has placed the following notice immediately following the copyright notice
for the Software:

 "Licensed under the Python Software Foundation License Version 2"

1. This LICENSE AGREEMENT is between the Licensor, and the Individual
or Organization ("Licensee") accessing and otherwise using the
Software in source or binary form and its associated documentation.

2. Subject to the terms and conditions of this License Agreement,
Licensor hereby grants Licensee a nonexclusive, 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
Licensor's License Agreement and Licensor's notice of copyright are
retained in the Software alone or in any derivative version prepared
by Licensee.

3. In the event Licensee prepares a derivative work that is based on
or incorporates the Software or any part thereof, and wants to make
the derivative work available to others as provided herein, then
Licensee hereby agrees to include in any such work a brief summary of
the changes made to the Software.

4. Licensor is making the Software available to Licensee on an "AS IS"
basis.  Licensor MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED.  BY WAY OF EXAMPLE, BUT NOT LIMITATION, Licensor 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.

5. Licensor 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 MODIFYING, DISTRIBUTING, OR OTHERWISE USING THE
SOFTWARE, OR ANY DERIVATIVE THEREOF, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY THEREOF.

6. This License Agreement will automatically terminate upon a material
breach of its terms and conditions.

7. Nothing in this License Agreement shall be deemed to create any
relationship of agency, partnership, or joint venture between Licensor
and Licensee.  This License Agreement does not grant permission to use
Licensor trademarks or trade name in a trademark sense to endorse or
promote products or services of Licensee, or any third party.

8. By copying, installing or otherwise using the Software, Licensee
agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of this License
Agreement.

PythonSoftwareFoundationLicenseV2 (last edited 2008-11-15 14:00:39 by localhost)

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