Re: Re: The Untouchables
| From: | Pierre Joye | Date: | Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:09:10 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Re: The Untouchables | ||
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On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 6:05 PM, Steph Fox <steph@zend.com> wrote:
> Hi Pierre,
>
>
> > On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 5:10 PM, Marcus Boerger <helly@php.net> wrote:
> >
> >> Did we not disallow GPL'd extensions in PECL?
> >
> > We do.
>
> At least one of those extensions was originally moved out of the PHP core
> into PECL *because* it was GPL'd. We're mixing old extensions and new rules
> here, which is one very good reason to write to the extension authors
> concerned prior to 'atticking' anything at all!
>
> Anyway this is all noise now, I just hope to hear from the author of the
> final GPL'd extension so we can finally call it a 100% rule.
No need to wait, if the code is under GPL and still there, it must be
moved out from CVS (both never had a pecl release so it is half of an
issue). Let say we can move it as soon as the siberia top level module
is in place.
Cheers,
--
Pierre
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