Re: PHP License

On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 03:36:06 -0400 Jon Parise <jon@php.net> wrote: > Who is "we" and should be switched? The PHP, Apache, BSD, and > LGPL licenses are all approved licenses for PEAR and PECL > packages: > > http://pear.php.net/manual/en/faq.licenses.php > http://pear.php.net/group/docs/20040402-la.php > > I understand the basis of this thread is regarding some > potentially inappropriate clauses (with regard to PHP script > code) in the PHP license, but package developers have always been > free to license their code under an alternate approved license. Thanks Jon, I was going to post these exact links. Some other comments, about inventing a PEAR Licence or anything in this direction, I do not think it's a good idea, it will not help at all and only add some more confusions. I do not like that much the PHP Licence (for the same reasons why FSF does not like it and because we do not apply the conflictual clauses). About latest Lukas comment, it does not make sense to me. None of the allowed licences are "viral". That means, it does not matter what we use for the PEAR package itself. Regards, --Pierre