Re: License changes
| From: | Justin Patrin | Date: | Sun, 23 Oct 2005 17:34:08 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: License changes | ||
| References: | 1 2 | Groups: | php.pear.dev |
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On 10/23/05, Sebastian Nohn <sebastian@nohn.net> wrote:
> andrew morton wrote:
>
> > The other day I got a bug report on the Image_Color package about
> > Debian's problems with the PHP License [1]. I'm sure that most of you
> > are familiar with the issue as it's already been discussed on the list
> > [2].
>
> That "bug" is bogus. The "Debian Free Software Guidelines" are broken.
> Why don't they just accept any OSI approved license?
>
Have you read the previous threads about this? The PHP License is
perfectly fine....for PHP. It really doesn't apply to anything but PHP
or projects extending or changing the PHP source. Certain clauses make
it unacceptable for things like projects written in PHP (or anything
else).
--
Justin Patrin