<s>
The	O
Python	B-License
License	I-License
is	O
a	O
deprecated	O
permissive	B-License
computer	O
software	B-License
license	I-License
created	O
by	O
the	O
Corporation	O
for	O
National	O
Research	O
Initiatives	O
(	O
CNRI	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
used	O
for	O
versions	O
1.6	O
and	O
2.0	O
of	O
the	O
Python	B-Language
programming	I-Language
language	I-Language
,	O
both	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Python	B-License
License	I-License
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
BSD	B-Operating_System
License	I-Operating_System
and	O
,	O
while	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
free	B-License
software	I-License
license	I-License
,	O
its	O
wording	O
in	O
some	O
versions	O
meant	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
incompatible	O
with	O
the	O
GNU	B-License
General	I-License
Public	I-License
License	I-License
(	O
GPL	B-License
)	O
used	O
by	O
a	O
great	O
deal	O
of	O
free	O
software	O
including	O
the	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
kernel	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
this	O
reason	O
CNRI	O
retired	O
the	O
license	O
in	O
2001	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
license	O
of	O
current	O
releases	O
is	O
the	O
Python	B-License
Software	I-License
Foundation	I-License
License	I-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
Python	B-Language
was	O
created	O
by	O
Guido	O
van	O
Rossum	O
and	O
the	O
initial	O
copyright	O
was	O
held	O
by	O
his	O
employer	O
,	O
the	O
Centrum	O
Wiskunde	O
&	O
Informatica	O
(	O
CWI	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
this	O
time	O
Python	B-Language
was	O
distributed	O
under	O
a	O
GPL-compatible	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
Historical	B-License
Permission	I-License
Notice	I-License
and	I-License
Disclaimer	I-License
license	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CNRI	O
obtained	O
ownership	O
of	O
Python	B-Language
when	O
Van	O
Rossum	O
became	O
employed	O
there	O
,	O
and	O
after	O
some	O
years	O
they	O
drafted	O
a	O
new	O
license	O
for	O
the	O
language	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Python	B-License
License	I-License
includes	O
a	O
clause	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
license	O
is	O
governed	O
by	O
the	O
State	O
of	O
Virginia	O
,	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Python	B-License
Software	I-License
Foundation	I-License
License	I-License
;	O
Python	B-Language
1.6.1	O
differs	O
from	O
Python	B-Language
1.6	O
only	O
in	O
some	O
minor	O
bug	O
fixes	O
and	O
new	O
GPL-compatible	O
licensing	O
terms	O
.	O
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