midgard, was RE: [PHP-DEV] Legal solution: RE: [PHP-DEV] Non-GPL readline

From: Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 10:02:29 +0000
Subject: midgard, was RE: [PHP-DEV] Legal solution: RE: [PHP-DEV] Non-GPL readline
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Midgard, soon to use php4 is to be released GPL (according to their website www.midgard-project.org). How will this work; will it just be the patch to php4 that makes it INTO migard that will be GPL, or midgard+PHP that will be GPL. Either way it seems using this means EITHER a) anyone could release a "very-similar" php product under GPL b) Lack of GPL/LGPL license will spoil midgards plans If (a) is true then I could GPL my copy of PHP and then use and GPL-non-LGPL code I liked If (b) is true then surely we need officialy a choice of license (or at least project-midgard.org does) Any opinions? Sam

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