Re: cvs: peardoc /en/chapters faq.xml
| From: | Rasmus Lerdorf | Date: | Tue, 23 Jul 2002 23:32:09 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: cvs: peardoc /en/chapters faq.xml | ||
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> On Sun, 21 Jul 2002, Rasmus Lerdorf wrote:
>
> > 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 is RMS's position on loading GPL'ed .so files in a PHP-licensed php?
He is quite clear on that being a violation of the GPL.
-Rasmus