Re: DB_ldap2 still maintained?

On 17 Sep 2003 at 17:21, Wolfram Kriesing wrote: > Piotr Roszatycki wrote: > > Wolfram Kriesing wrote: > > > >> Wolfram Kriesing wrote: > >> > >>> is the package DB_ldap2 still being maintained? i tried to use it > >>> but at least simpleQuery() seems not to work properly, and it > >>> throws a lot of notices ... is someone on it? > >>> > >> > >> there is no answer ... > >> > >> So i just got another simple question how is the default policy for > >> modifying someone else's package. I only have cleaning up issues > >> for DB_ldap2 to work properly, solve CS-issues and prevent > >> warnings. Where do i get "official" permission to commit changes? > >> > > > > I was very busy last time. Just fill the bug report and attach the > > patches. If you have access to CVS then apply the patches if they > > doesn't break anything and be sure it is backward compatible with > > old libraries. I use DB_ldap2 with DB 1.3. I don't like to upgrade > > all PEAR libraries. > > > > ok, i will do so. thanks for answering. > > just another thing ... the classes are published under LGPL, isnt this > PEAR-incompatible? Please read the docs, again and again :-)) No, GPL is incompatible as explained. LGPL says that you may use "the library" (okay, here it's plain php-source - so maybe this should be "the class") without modifications. And you may use LGPL-stuff even in commercial projects: a) as long as you indicate where the LGPL'ed part can be obtained from (no problem with that when using pear) b) you don't make changes to the LGPL'ed part If you make changes to the LGPL'ed part the general GPL-things like "you have to contribute it back to the community" etc. apply. (Please correct me if I'm wrong in some part - but that's my understanding of LGPL in connection with PEAR.) Stefan