Re: GNU & Open Source

Hi, > > This is a list for questions about PHP. Look in the titlebar of your > > browser when you go to www.php.net > He was asking *where* PHP stands (regarding licenses), not *what* PHP > stands for. Maybe PHP FAQ should have something about licenses. Indeed, I did find somehting ... in the licence FAQ (frequently asked question) section: http://www.php.net/license/ discusses: (I don't mean to frequently ask :) ) "GPL enforces many restrictions on what can and cannot be done with the licensed code. The PHP developers decided to release PHP under a much more loose license ..." But you don't go into any further detail. What I would like to know is what are the restrictions? A couple of examples would suffice. In a nutshell ... Something I can document in an academic paper I am presenting on the utility of PHP & MySQL "combination" and how it improved our research mindset. Rasmus: I understand there are differences between GNU.org & OpenSource.org but I didn't mean to offend anyone. Sorry Rasmus, but I was surprised you would answer that way. Is this a touchy subject? The "General" list should be the correct place to ask? John