Re: cvs: php4 /ext/midgard config.m4

missed the reply-all button... > > At 00:29 20/3/2001, david@guerizec.net wrote: > > >Midgard is not exactly a layer above PHP, it's an extension to PHP, > > >exactly like the session extension, or the gd extension. > > > > > >Here is my own point of view (far from objective, cause I'm from the > > >Midgard team ;): > > >Midgard is a CMS, like MySQL is a DBMS. MySQL has it's own module in > > >php4/ext, as well as pgsql, oracle, etc... That gives users the choice of > > >what DBMS they can use with PHP. > > >I don't mind *at all* if Zope, or Websphere or whatever other CMS has its > > >own module in php4/ext (in fact, that would give users more choice, thus > > >that'd be better). > > > > Not quite :) The main difference is that, unlike most other extensions, > > this extension isn't a 'glue' layer that connects PHP to some external > > resource. In this case, we're including the resource itself. It's more > > similar to including the source code of MySQL or PostgreSQL inside PHP, not > > a module that connects to them... > > well, AFAIK Midgard is a glue between PHP, mysql and apache. Did you already try it ? Did you > read the documentation on www.midgard-project.org ? > > > There were a few exceptions to the rule over the years (mostly in PHP 4.0) > > - PCRE, XML being the most notable ones, and the MySQL client library being > > another type of exception, made due to the huge popularity of the PHP/MySQL > > combination. > > > > There are a few open issues here, which should help us understand whether > > or not this module belongs inside PHP: > > > > - Is it mutually exclusive to other alternatives? The problem Colin raised > > does exist, there are quite a few content management applications for PHP > > out there, and it's a bit unfair to them to bundle a specific one inside PHP. > > I don't know any written as a PHP extension, only pure PHP code. > > > - The license issue - does the inclusion of midgard effect the overall > > license restrictions of PHP or not? > > I don't think so, we changed the license to be compatible with PHP. > > > - Is the midgard group willing and interested in playing by the php-dev > > rules? In particular, "Thou shalt never break the CVS build" is one of the > > 'higher laws' around here :) > > Yes, unfortunatly you can't tell a blind person not to bump into walls in an unknown place > ;) > More documentations on PHP m4 macros would help. > > > Zeev > > > > > > > -- > David -- David