bpo-39883: Use BSD0 license for code in docs #17635

toddrjen · 2019-12-17T03:24:35Z

NOTE Please do not accept this pull request. It needs to be discussed and approved by the PSF board. (UPDATE: The PSF board approved it. We are going ahead.)

On the Python-ideas mailing list, we discussed making the code in the documentation under a more permissive license to make it easier for people to re-use it. Specifically, the idea is to use the BSD zero clause license to remove essentially all restrictions on the use of that code.

Guido van Rossum liked the idea, so per his request I am submitting a pull request as the first stage in getting this change potentially implemented. I will then submit this pull request, and the accompanying pull request python/python-docs-theme#36, to the PSF board for discussion. It will also likely need a review by a lawyer.

This specific request adds additional information on what, specifically, the current license is, the part about code in the documentation being under the 0BSD license, the text of the 0BSD license, and a bit about other parts being under other licenses (I am particularly unsure that the last part should be in there at all).

The current format will likely change substantially, and changes to the CPython side may not end up being necessary. Guido seemed to think that simply a blurb in the online documentation footer may be sufficient. The code that generates the footer is in the python/python-docs-theme project and the change has been submitted there in pull request python/python-docs-theme#36.

Comments are appreciated.

Edit: Added information about additional pull request.

https://bugs.python.org/issue39883

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gvanrossum · 2020-03-06T05:36:51Z

Doc/license.rst

@@ -72,6 +72,18 @@ make these releases possible.
 Terms and conditions for accessing or otherwise using Python
 ============================================================

+Python software and documentation are licensed under the
+:ref:`PSF License Agreement <PSF-license>`.
+Starting with Python X.X.X, examples, recipes, and other code in


I presume X.X.X will be 3.9.0. (Also in the LICENSE file.)

I wasn't sure how long this process will take so I didn't want to commit to a particular release. if it makes it into 3.9.0 that would be great.

I would think that this could be backported. If it is, they should also be listed. In any case, good idea.

I think we can list this as per 3.9.0 even if it doesn't make it in the release (rc2 is scheduled for Sept 14).

Release manager (@ambv) do you think it's reasonable to land this doc-only change?

And I agree we could backport to 3.8.0, in which case we should just say per 3.8.6 (which would be the next release, also going out Sept 14).

@gvanrossum Perfectly reasonable.

(Both for this to land in 3.8.6rc1 as well as in 3.9.0rc2.)

Mariatta · 2020-03-06T14:33:06Z

What does PSF legal team say about this? Cc @VanL

VanL · 2020-03-06T14:41:48Z

This is fine, but our contributor agreement says that it needs to be by vote of the board. The vote will happen later this month, I don't expect it will be an issue.

Thanks,
Van

Mariatta · 2020-03-06T15:25:54Z

Thanks for the reply @VanL for the quick reply.

I think this is change will be worthy of a News Entry.

gvanrossum · 2020-03-06T17:37:33Z

@toddrjen Do you know how to add a news entry? (https://discuss.python.org/t/blurb-it-is-now-available/528)

toddrjen · 2020-03-07T03:54:22Z

@gvanrossum I made a blurb. Please let me know if it is okay.

gvanrossum · 2020-03-07T05:23:04Z

Yup, thanks! Now we wait for the board...

toddrjen · 2020-08-20T18:28:22Z

Just following up on this. Did the board have a vote? I don't see one mentioned in the minutes.

gvanrossum · 2020-08-20T19:28:27Z

I’ve pinged Ewa.

gvanrossum · 2020-08-21T20:39:37Z

Unfortunately it fell through the cracks due to the start of the pandemic. Ewa will bring it up for a vote again.

ejodlowska · 2020-08-31T16:25:29Z

Hi folks - the following resolution was approved by the PSF Board on August 26, 2020: RESOLVED: The license for code included within the Python documentation is changed to Zero-Clause BSD / Free Public License 1.0.0 (0BSD), effective as of the date of this resolution.

gvanrossum · 2020-08-31T16:56:16Z

Thanks Ewa! Todd, were you interested in submitting PRs to implement this change?

gvanrossum

Sorry, I forgot that this is the PR. I will approve once you put the version numbers in. I think 3.8.6 is reasonable.

gvanrossum · 2020-08-31T17:20:58Z

Doc/license.rst

@@ -72,6 +72,18 @@ make these releases possible.
 Terms and conditions for accessing or otherwise using Python
 ============================================================

+Python software and documentation are licensed under the
+:ref:`PSF License Agreement <PSF-license>`.
+Starting with Python X.X.X, examples, recipes, and other code in


I think we can list this as per 3.9.0 even if it doesn't make it in the release (rc2 is scheduled for Sept 14).

Release manager (@ambv) do you think it's reasonable to land this doc-only change?

And I agree we could backport to 3.8.0, in which case we should just say per 3.8.6 (which would be the next release, also going out Sept 14).

LICENSE

toddrjen · 2020-09-02T03:08:38Z

@gvanrossum I set the two version numbers to 3.8.6 as requested.

gvanrossum

Thanks! Almost there; I found some markup on LICENSE.

LICENSE

Doc/license.rst

miss-islington · 2020-09-03T05:22:39Z

Thanks @toddrjen for the PR, and @gvanrossum for merging it 🌮🎉.. I'm working now to backport this PR to: 3.8, 3.9.
🐍🍒⛏🤖

The PSF board approved this use. (cherry picked from commit e223d06) Co-authored-by: Todd <[email protected]>

bedevere-bot · 2020-09-03T05:22:54Z

GH-22073 is a backport of this pull request to the 3.9 branch.

The PSF board approved this use. (cherry picked from commit e223d06) Co-authored-by: Todd <[email protected]>

bedevere-bot · 2020-09-03T05:23:01Z

GH-22074 is a backport of this pull request to the 3.8 branch.

The PSF board approved this use. (cherry picked from commit e223d06) Co-authored-by: Todd <[email protected]>

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