Re: cvs: peardoc /en/chapters faq.xml
| From: | cox at idecnet dot com | Date: | Mon, 22 Jul 2002 01:13:37 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: cvs: peardoc /en/chapters faq.xml | ||
| Groups: | php.pear.cvs | ||
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> On Sun, 21 Jul 2002 cox@idecnet.com wrote:
>
> > > > AFAIK this problem can be avoided by dual licensing the
extension
> > > > (PHP/GPL).
> > >
> > > Not if the 3rd party library is single-licensed GPL only.
> > >
> >
> > Someone developed a php-netbios extension using the GPL'ed
> > libsambaclient. If it's like you say, he wouldn't be able to do
such
> > extension or he will violate some of the licenses.
>
> That's correct. And I have several emails in my mailbox from RMS
on that
> specific issue.
>
What are the reasons that avoid "freely" linking to PHP ala LGPL?
Tomas
V.V.Cox
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