Re: New OpenSource project... Would like to use some of your web code.
| From: | Jim Winstead | Date: | Thu, 08 Jul 1999 21:45:53 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: New OpenSource project... Would like to use some of your web code. | ||
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The person who wrote the website code and license is on vacation
for the next month, so you will need to take it up with him
(cmv@easydns.com) when he gets back.
Jim
On Jul 08, Kevin Burton wrote:
> I read this. It was very ambigious.
>
> I also took objection to this:
>
> --
>
> The PHP Development Team reserves the right to revoke such
> authorization at any time, and any such use shall be dis-
> continued immediately upon notice from the PHP Development
> Team.
>
> --
>
> I can't use this code then. There is no way I can revoke code I give
> out on the Internet. This goes against every Open Source ideology out
> there. Why not just GPL your code. I could cleanroom your code in
> about 2 hours but I just don't want to waste that time if I could use
> your code.
>
> Also. This is not for commercial use. I am writing a GPL
> Groupware/Portal server.
>
> Kevin
>
> Jim Winstead wrote:
> >
> > The copyright information for the website code can be found at
> > http://www.php.net/COPYRIGHT.txt
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > Kevin Burton wrote:
> > >
> > > I saw your popup layers on php.net. Can I include this code in an
> > > OpenSource project I am working on?
> > >
> > > Kevin