Re: php extension for libxl

-1 (as of the other proposal about commercial libs) But if we accept commercial libs, then +1 but with xl as name, or something along this way. On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 4:44 PM, Ilia Alshanetsky <ilia@prohost.org> wrote: > Controversy aside, lets have a quick +/-1 for extension inclusion. > > Suffice to say, +1 from me ;-) > > On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 10:17 AM, Ilia Alshanetsky <ilia@prohost.org> wrote: >> I used "excel" name rather then "xl", since it is more descriptive of >> what the extension/library does. >> >> 2010/8/28 Pierre Joye <pierre.php@gmail.com>: >>> 2010/8/28 Johannes Schlüter <johannes@php.net>: >>>> On Sat, 2010-08-28 at 15:20 +0200, Pierre Joye wrote: >>>>> 2010/8/28 Johannes Schlüter <johannes@php.net>: >>>>> > On Sat, 2010-08-28 at 14:51 +0200, Pierre Joye wrote: >>>>> >> We have restricted the licenses to BSD-like and PHP to be sure that >>>>> >> all extensions can be used in any situation without legal pains. It is >>>>> >> obvious that we have legacy extensions (btw, most payments extensions >>>>> >> rely on free as in beer libs, but the service is usually not free) >>>>> >> which do not fit to this new policy but it does not mean we can or >>>>> >> should accept more because of them. >>>>> > >>>>> > The extension should be BSD/PHP licenses. For the libraries being used >>>>> > no such policy had ever been discussed. >>>>> >>>>> Wrong, we discussed the libs as well, obviously... >>>> >>>> Please point me to the discussion. >>> >>> Please read the archives. >>> >>> Anyway, they can create a pear channel there and that's it, easy and >>> straight forward. >>> >>> >>> However, if we accept this extension, then the name should be xl or >>> something related to the lib. I'm confident that free extensions >>> without libs deps will come. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> -- >>> Pierre >>> >>> @pierrejoye | http://blog.thepimp.net | >>> http://www.libgd.org >>> >> > > -- > PECL development discussion Mailing List (http://pecl.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- Pierre @pierrejoye | http://blog.thepimp.net | http://www.libgd.org