At CNRI's request, I'm changing the status of 1.6.1 from

not-GPL-compatible to GPL-compatible, with a footnote explaining that
RMS disagrees.  I'm not going to discuss this further -- both sides
(CNRI and RMS) will argue their POV till they're blue in the face.
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@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ the various releases.
1.3 thru 1.5.2 1.2 1995-1999 CNRI yes 1.3 thru 1.5.2 1.2 1995-1999 CNRI yes
1.6 1.5.2 2000 CNRI no 1.6 1.5.2 2000 CNRI no
2.0 1.6 2000 BeOpen.com no 2.0 1.6 2000 BeOpen.com no
1.6.1 1.6 2001 CNRI no 1.6.1 1.6 2001 CNRI yes (2)
2.1 2.0+1.6.1 2001 PSF no 2.1 2.0+1.6.1 2001 PSF no
2.0.1 2.0+1.6.1 2001 PSF yes 2.0.1 2.0+1.6.1 2001 PSF yes
2.1.1 2.1+2.0.1 2001 PSF yes 2.1.1 2.1+2.0.1 2001 PSF yes
@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ Footnotes:
GPL-compatible licenses make it possible to combine Python with GPL-compatible licenses make it possible to combine Python with
other software that is released under the GPL; the others don't. other software that is released under the GPL; the others don't.
(2) According to Richard Stallman, 1.6.1 is not GPL-compatible,
because its license has a choice of law clause. According to
CNRI, however, Stallman's lawyer has told CNRI's lawyer that 1.6.1
is "not incompatible" with the GPL.
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direction to make these releases possible. direction to make these releases possible.