#34152 [Bgs]: ext/dbase considered non-free by debian

ID: 34152 User updated by: dmorissette at dmsolutions dot ca Reported By: dmorissette at dmsolutions dot ca Status: Bogus Bug Type: dBase related Operating System: debian Linux PHP Version: 4.3.11 New Comment: For the record, I contacted grup@php.net and got the following reply: Rasmus Lerdorf wrote: > I don't feel like wasting any cycles on this. It should have been moved > to PECL long ago anyway. But as far as Debian is concerned, just don't > distribute it if it violates your policies. It's very much an optional > component that certainly isn't enabled by default. > > -Rasmus > Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-08-16 16:11:23] derick@php.net This is obviously not a bug in PHP. Take up those issues with group@php.net. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-08-16 15:58:00] dmorissette at dmsolutions dot ca Description: ------------ The DBF package used by the ext/dbase extension is considered non-free according to Debian's distribution policies, quite likely because the license is limited to non-commercial use. Is the PHP dev't team aware of the issue, and are there any plans to switch to a more free xbase package? Or maybe the author coould be contacted to ask if he would be willing to open up the license to remove the non-commercial limitation? Here is the full license text of the DBF package: DBF - xbase manipulation package Copyright (c) Brad Eacker, 1991, 1992, 1993 Permission is granted to distribute and use the source, documentation files and/or compiled binaries associated with dbf for non-commercial use. No charges may be made for such distributions. This notice and a all documentation must be passed along with all distributed copies. No responsibility is taken for any errors or inaccuracies inherent either to the documentation or the code for this program, but, if reported to me, an attempt will be made to fix them. Author: Brad Eacker beacker@sgi.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=34152&edit=1