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Re:Why does OpenBSD still include Perl in its base installat... by luckylion on Saturday May 30, 2020 @08:37AM (#23360733)
What exactly does that part mean? If you're in violation of the license, you cannot correct the violation and be compliant again, but the license will be revoked immediately and there's nothing you can do about it?

It's strange though, they also have

> 8. By copying, installing or otherwise using Python 3.8.3, Licensee agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of this License Agreement.

which feels very 90ies-EULA-style. If I download ("copy") an archive that contains Python, I should be bound by that License Agreement? Since there's not severability clause, wouldn't that just void the limitations they've set?

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Re:Why does OpenBSD still include Perl in its base installat... by maxerickson on Saturday May 30, 2020 @08:50AM (#23360803)
I think in practice, if you corrected a violation you'd just be using the software under a different grant of the license.
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