Re: OSI approval for PHP 3.01 license

On 03.03.2020 at 23:13, Matthew Sheahan wrote: > My team’s ability to use the phpdbg utility hinges on OSI approval of its license.  Language > at https://www.php.net/license/ indicates that the PHP 3.01 license > is OSI approved, but OSI disagrees; > https://opensource.org/licenses/alphabetical shows approval only of > the PHP 3.0 license.  (The fact that 3.0 and 3.01 are substantively identical is no use to us at > all.)  OSI, for its part, indicates that per > https://opensource.org/approval, only the “License Steward” of > the PHP 3.01 license has standing to request that it be reviewed, via OSI’s License Review mailing > list. > > > > I would like to see the license review process there carried out as soon as possible, and might > suggest that the apparent inaccuracy of the claim of OSI approval for 3.01 on php.net is a matter > for concern. > > > > Publicly available information does not yield any insight into who the “License Steward” of > the PHP 3.01 license might be, or how to contact any responsible party at the PHP Group.  If anyone > can direct me appropriately or forward this message to someone who can, I would very much appreciate > it.  Thanks! > > > >