Re: Include an encoder into PHP distribution?
| From: | John Smith | Date: | Sat, 15 Nov 2003 21:31:14 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Include an encoder into PHP distribution? | ||
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> Anyway, I don't think Zend people will allow a competing extension be
> included in the core PHP distribution precisely because it compromises
> their business.
This is exactly the reason I started this thread by asking "Who controls
PHP?" ... Thanks for clearing this out.
> Either way, another problem of Turck is that it uses a GPL license. Most
> people do not understand that GPL software is not really free for the
> users despite what it is advertised.
Yes, a good point. I could suggest that they change the license Lesser GPL,
but of course I don't know how it goes (I don't have any connections to
Turck people). I had to verify that it is really GPL, and it seems so.
JS