Re: Re: PHP Licensed GeoIP PECL module proposal

Hi, On 7/14/06, Olivier Hill <olivier.hill@gmail.com> wrote:

In PEAR you will not be allowed to proposed a GPL package either. I meant in the way of finding everything you needed at one place. I guess PEAR did not have the same amount of problem with GPL as the code was written in PHP and not linked to external C libs.

We simply don't allow anything close from the GPL.

How can it be distributed under something else than GPL and be able to sell commercial license if you do not want to create an open source application?

It is called dual licensing. Or something like the QT License.

If you distribute it with a BSD license, anyone can take your code and include it in a commercial closed-source application. So what other options are available?

They have to keep the (c) but yes, it does not "protect" you.

You ned GPL to protect the use of your code to open source project only and you need a BSD/PHP style license for PECL.

No, you need a license compatible with the PHP license. GPL people tells that the PHP License is not compatible. However, I don't think this list is the right one about dual licensing or GPL/Commercial usages. You may try to contact other people or check the QT-like licenses. Cheers, --Pierre