RE: [PHP-DEV] license issues

> > > Before we can modify the PHP license (e.g., modify any > clause in our > > > license or drop the GPL), we must get the approval of > every single person > > > who've contributed code to the source tree, don't we? > After all, these > > > people contributed code knowing the license is X, and now > we want to > > change > > > it to X' (slight modifications to the PHP license) or > even Y (if we drop > > > the GPL). > > > >Correct, that is how you change a license. The same will > have to be done > >if PHP4 is released with a license that is in any way different from > >PHP3's license since most of these same people have code in PHP4. So, how about in any *new* or *revised* license we add that we (or you - or something defined as the "core" team) - can change the license without consent. not everyone will like it, but i would think that would make future moves a lot easier. ideas? -brian-