Though the psf has had a python trademark since 2004, it missed. While the python software foundation psf retains the trademark for python within the united states, it did not have a filing within the european union. Includes an interview with pypy team members alex gaynor, armin rigo, and maciej fijalkowski. Development of django is supported by an independent foundation established as a 501c3 nonprofit. The python software foundation license psfl is a bsdstyle, permissive free software license which is compatible with the gnu general public license gpl. Unlike the gpl the python license is not a copyleft license, and allows modified versions to be distributed without. The python software foundation has had a us trademark registered since 2004, but in the european union the foundations trademark application was only filed this month, on february 6. Psf trademark usage policy python software foundation. The python software foundation psf have announced they have reached a settlement with pobox hosting ltd of the uk over their trademark application for the term python in connection with cloud. By now, active observers of the open source world will have heard of the trademark dispute between the python software foundation and veber, a small hosting company in the uk.
Python software foundation and veber reach settlement ending. The python logo is a trademark of the python software foundation, which is responsible for defending against any damaging or confusing uses of the trademark. The licenses, trademarks, and s for other implementations of python such as ironpython, stackless python. We do this so that more people are able to harness the power of computing and digital technologies for work, to solve problems that matter to them, and to express themselves creatively. Cvss scores, vulnerability details and links to full cve details and references. Python software foundation wins a battle for the python name. List of all products, security vulnerabilities of products, cvss score reports, detailed graphical reports, vulnerabilities by years and metasploit modules related to. Pythonsoftwarefoundationtrademarkpolicy python wiki. The trademark dispute centered around vebers use of the python name for their cloud hosting services and their application for a figurative trademark incorporating the word. Mar 18, 20 via marketwire the python software foundation has reached a settlement in its recent trademark dispute with po box hosting limited trading as veber in europe.
Uk internet service provider veber has agreed to rebrand its python cloud hosting service following a trademark dispute with the python software foundation. This faq answers commonly asked questions about pythons license what the license allows and requires, what license to use for new code, how. The issue centered around vebers use of the python name for their cloud hosting services and their application for a figurative trademark incorporating the word python. The firestorm appeared to have been ignited by a python software foundation. Any use of any psf trademark must be in accordance with this policy. The python software foundation recently went public with a battle against a company in europe that was trying to claim a trademark over the name used for more than two. Psf pycon trademark usage policy python software foundation. Im trying to understand that apparent contradiction. Teach, learn, and make with raspberry pi raspberry pi.
Sqlite, which is also available for everyone, but runs a bit slowly on our. This faq answers commonly asked questions about pythons license what the license allows and requires, what license to use for new code, how code gets contributed to python, and related topics. There are three databases built in to pythonanywhere. The python software foundation is therefore opposing the community trademark application, and submitting its own. This license agreement does not grant permission to use psf trademarks or trade name in a trademark sense to endorse or promote products or services of.
Python software foundation reaches settlement, ends trademark. The python software foundation psf is the nonprofit legal entity that holds and protects the intellectual property rights. The mission of the python software foundation is to promote, protect, and advance the python programming language, and to support and facilitate the growth of the international community of python programmers. Feb 15, 20 the python software foundation s chairman yesterday said the python trademark is at risk in europe because a cloud server and storage company that also uses the name python is trying to get. List of all products, security vulnerabilities of products, cvss score reports, detailed graphical reports, vulnerabilities by years and metasploit modules related to products of this vendor. Python, its standard libraries, and jython, are distributed under the python license. Django software foundation adopts trademark policy. The python foundation asks for help re python trademark in eu pj. This license agreement does not grant permission to use psf trademarks or trade name in a trademark sense to endorse or promote products or. Python and pycon are trademarks or registered trademarks of the python software foundation. This document outlines the policy of the python software foundation psf regarding the use of its. Latest python software foundation topics discussions on. Pythonlovers sling death threats at uk isp in trademark row.
From the psf mission statement the mission of the python software foundation is to promote, protect, and advance the python programming language, and to support and facilitate the growth of a diverse and international community of python programmers. Python is a registered trademark of the python software foundation in the. Membership shall consist of cochairs and additionally carl trachte, doug napoleone, david goodger, van lindberg. Python software foundation reaches settlement, ends. Feb 19, 20 an update on our trademark issue a few days ago, we reached out for help to gather evidence about the use of python in europe. Red innovation oy python and plone software consulting. Paul getty trust the getty has established this trademark policy to encourage the opensource community to make accurate, nonconfusing use of the getty. The mission of the foundation is to foster development of the python community and is responsible for various processes within the python community, including developing the core python distribution, managing intellectual rights, developer conferences. The python software foundations chairman yesterday said the python trademark is at risk in europe because a cloud server and storage company that also uses the name. All other trademarks mentioned on this website are. An update on our trademark issue python software foundation. This document outlines the policy of the python software foundation psf regarding the use of its trademarks. This license agreement is between the python software foundation psf, and the.
Software ag and all software ag products are either trademarks or registered. The psfs grants program processes over 300 requests yearly. I read in lots of places that trademarks should be used as adjectives, but then i see many instances of trademarks being used as nouns by their owners. The python logos in several variants are use trademarks of the psf as well. The python software foundation has reached a settlement in its recent trademark dispute with po box hosting limited trading as veber in europe. A uk company is trying to trademark the name python for software, services and servers everywhere in europe. In general, we want the logo to be used as widely as possible to indicate use of python or suitability for python. Python software foundation wins a battle for the python. This license agreement is between the python software foundation psf, and the individual or organization licensee accessing. The django software foundation is the custodian of two major pieces of intellectual property. We received an overwhelming response from the community, with hundreds of letters from individuals, companies, and universities, as well as scans of articles, book covers, conference tshirts, and brochures. Sqlite, which is also available for everyone, but runs a bit slowly on our system we recommend you only use it for testing or for scripts that dont do a lot of processing.
An update on our trademark issue a few days ago, we reached out for help to gather evidence about the use of python in europe. The python software foundation psf have announced they have reached a settlement with pobox hosting ltd of the uk over their trademark application for the term python in. The python software foundation hereafter psf had a year of growth in 2019. I was reading about the trademark usage requirements on the python software foundation page. From the psf mission statement the mission of the python software foundation is to promote, protect, and advance the python programming. Mar 22, 20 the trademark dispute centered around vebers use of the python name for their cloud hosting services and their application for a figurative trademark incorporating the word python. Python software foundation python software foundation. Pythonlovers sling death threats at uk isp in trademark. Feb 15, 20 python trademark bid sparks uproar among programmers. Workgroups of the python software foundation python.
This category is for the discussions relating to the python software foundation. The python software foundation psf is a 501c3 nonprofit corporation that holds the intellectual property rights behind the python programming language. It is the policy of the python software foundation to allow the use of pycon for conferences that focus on python the programming language, have adopted a. Oct 01, 2018 this category is for the discussions relating to the python software foundation. Hosting a static site ie, a site that doesnt need to run python code to process requests, so only html and javascript is possible on pythonanywhere, using a little hack.
Python wins trademark dispute, rival stops calling itself. Radio free python is not associated with the python software. The mission of the python software foundation is to promote, protect, and advance the python programming language, and to support and facilitate the growth of the international. Our mission is to put the power of computing and digital making into the hands of people all over the world. The python software foundation is an independent nonprofit organization that holds the on python versions 2. The python software foundation has a registered trademark in the us, but it did not get one in europe for financial reasons. This license agreement is between the python software foundation psf, and the individual or organization licensee accessing and otherwise using python 3. Naming a software after a person or a brand open source stack. The second python software foundation community service award for q3 2012 was presented to simon cross at pycon south africa. Paul getty trust trademark policy for open source projects. Getting started with the raspberry pi set up your raspberry pi and explore what it can do. We are happy to share these updates with the community through our second annual impact report. The pycon 2017 conference in portland, oregon, is a production of the python software foundation. As reported by the psf, veber recently decided it wished to use python in certain branding of its products and services.
According to the psf, they contacted the company in order to settle the matter but they blew us off and responded by filing the community trademark. Simon was the lead organizer for the first annual pycon za, and he has contributed to and lead several open source initiatives and plays a big role in the cape town python user group. The intellectual property rights behind python and jython are held and managed by the python software foundation. Like most opensource foundations, the goal of the django software foundation is to promote, support, and advance its opensource project. By now, active observers of the open source world will have heard of the trademark dispute between the python software foundation psf and veber, a small hosting company in the uk. The python software foundation is in the midst of a trademark battle. Maybe just choose manual configuration and python3. This license agreement is between the python software foundation psf, and the individual or organization licensee accessing and otherwise using this software python. Security vulnerabilities of python software foundation python. Holden said that the word python is a registered trademark of the python software foundation and that the offering of those services would. The django software foundation is the custodian of two major pieces of. We manage the open source licensing for python version 2.
Its primary use is for distribution of the python project software. The python software foundation is therefore opposing the community trademark. The psfs mission is to advance open source technology related to the python programming language and to publicize the use of python. Python is a registered trademark of the python software foundation. Django software foundation adopts trademark policy posted by russell keithmagee on september 12, 20. If successful, that would make it impossible for python to continue to use the name in europe, despite using it now for some 20 years. Mar 18, 20 the python software foundation has reached a settlement in its recent trademark dispute with po box hosting limited trading as veber in europe. Our team continued to grow, our donations increased, and our service programs expanded. Resolved, that the trademark committee shall be a working group of the python software foundation, cochaired by david mertz and marcandre lemburg. Python wins trademark dispute, rival stops calling itself python ars. The python software foundation psf is a nonprofit organization devoted to the python programming language, launched on march 6, 2001.
Python trademark bid sparks uproar among programmers. Plone is a registerd trademark of the plone foundation. This license agreement is between the python software foundation psf, and the individual or organization licensee accessing and otherwise using this software python in source or binary form and its associated documentation. Paul getty trust the getty has established this trademark policy to encourage the opensource community to make accurate, nonconfusing use of the getty s trademarks in connection with its open source projects, while also ensuring that those trademarks maintain their distinctiveness and strength as reliable. This license agreement is between the python software foundation psf, and the individual or organization licensee accessing and otherwise using this software python in source. The python software foundations chairman yesterday said the python trademark is at risk in europe because a cloud server and storage. The python software foundation psf announced it has reached a settlement with pobox hosting ltd. So this isnt about python specifically, but if someone could explain why the psf is ok with it in certain cases, it might help me.
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