Re: GPL'ed libraries and PECL

Hi, Pierre-Alain Joye wrote:

On Sat, 21 Dec 2002 23:16:13 -0500 Jon Parise <jon@php.net> wrote:

I seek clarification: PECL cannot host a PHP extension that is based on a GPL-licensed library. Is this correct?

yes And to make licences problem clear enough, Rasmus has updated some weeks ago the FAQ: http://pear.php.net/manual/en/faq.licenses.php the most important open source license is missing in this faq: THE BEER-WARE LICENSE

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