Re: non-GPL MySQL licenses & PHP5

On Tue, 1 Jul 2003 zaphod@s4r.de wrote: > rasmus@lerdorf.com (Rasmus Lerdorf) wrote in > news:Pine.LNX.4.56.0306302345280.19696@thinkpad.lerdorf.com: > > > On Tue, 1 Jul 2003, Nabil wrote: > >> You need to purchase commercial non-GPL MySQL licenses: > >> > >> a.. If you distribute MySQL Software with your non open source > >> software, b.. If you want warranty from MySQL AB for the MySQL > >> software, c.. If you want to support MySQL development. > >> So Why it is not supported with PHP5? and from where i can get the > >> lib?? > > > > I guess we need a FAQ. I am getting tired of answering this. > > > > The GPL is not compatible with Apache/BSD-style licenses. If you link > > a GPL'ed library into a non-GPL'ed application and then redistribute > > it, or if you incorporate the code into something and redistribute it, > > like we do, then you must put that something under the GPL. And we > > don't want to put PHP under the GPL because that would mean you > > couldn't link it into Apache (which sort of defeats the purpose for > > most people) unless of course we also got the Apache guys to switch to > > the GPL. This is why some people call the GPL a viral license. > > So, why then not using the GPL for PHP. Soo many people are releasing their > software under the GPL. Didn't I just give one answer to that? If we GPL'ed PHP then you wouldn't be allowed to link it into Apache. There are many others, of course. -Rasmus