Re: cvs: php4 / LICENSE

On Mon, 22 Jul 2002, Andi Gutmans wrote: > At 11:25 AM 7/22/2002 +0900, Yasuo Ohgaki wrote: > >derick@php.net wrote: > >>On Sun, 21 Jul 2002, Stig Bakken wrote: > >>>+ 4. Products derived from this software may not be called "PHP", nor > >>>+ may "PHP" appear in their name, without prior written permission > >>>+ from group@php.net. You may indicate that your software works in > >>>+ conjunction with PHP by saying "Foo for PHP" instead of calling > >>>+ it "PHP Foo" or "phpfoo" > >> > >>Are phpMyAdmin and PHP OpenTracker forms of derived software? > >>Derick > > > >I think older statement is better... > > > >"ezmlm for PHP" sounds strange. > >Do I need approval for "PHP ezmlm"? > > Yes you do. You also did previously but it wasn't clear enough. Apache does > the same thing. > This clause makes sure that the PHP name isn't used in ways where it isn't > clear that the product isn't PHP itself nor endorsed by the official PHP > community. Good products should be able to be successful without having to > use PHP as part of the name. > Hi Andi, We were actually talking about this new/modified clause on regards of what is considered a derived product/project. Would phpMyAdmin for instance be considered a derived product ? In my opinion phpMyAdmin is not a derived product, as the license applies to the PHP sources, and not to the PHP language. That is, I couldn't just change the core code slightly and start commercializing it as 'CoolPHP', because my product would be derived from the original PHP source code that is licensed under the PHP license. IMHO the same does not apply for phpMyAdmin that is written in the PHP language. Can you please take a few moments and clear this issue ? Cheers, Joao -- João Prado Maia <jpm@phpbrasil.com> http://phpbrasil.com - php com um jeitinho brasileiro