Which license for self-contained, external extensions?
| From: | Troels Arvin | Date: | Fri, 02 Jun 2000 06:36:15 +0000 |
| Subject: | Which license for self-contained, external extensions? | ||
| Groups: | php.dev | ||
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Hello PHP developers,
Thanks a lot for PHP 4!
I have created a self-contained, external PHP 4 extension which enables
PHP 4 to use Cashcow-functions. Cashcow is a LGPL'ed piece of software
which Danish e-commerce'ers may use to communicate with the Danish
credit card payment authority ("PBS").
The extension is at http://download.cashcow.dk/source/php/php4/
Now, which license should I use for the extension?
The library which I speak to from the PHP extension is LGPL'ed. PHP 4 is
... hmm ... under the "PHP License" _and_ the "Zend License". So there
are three different licenses involved!
My current choice is to release my extension under the GPL license, but
is that valid? - I mean, I use PHP code (phpize, header-files, etc.) to
create the extension.
By the way: I have also created some PHP 4 RPMs of general interest:
http://fsr.ku.dk/people/troels/rpms/php/
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Greetings from Troels Arvin, Copenhagen, Denmark
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