Re: Re-Releasing PEAR packages under the BSD license

On Thu, Dec 14, 2006 at 12:15:18PM -0800, Justin Patrin wrote: > On 12/14/06, Terra Frost <terrafrost@gmail.com> wrote: > >Justin Patrin wrote: > >> So? I honestly don't see what the problem here is. Just don't use the > >> name "PHP" in the name of your project. That clause doesn't kick in > >> and you have no problems. > >The point is that the product cannot be licensed under the GPL unless > >everything within it is. Or atleast is compatible with the GPL. The > >PHP license isn't. If you disagree, how about taking it up with the > >Free Software Foundation. By their own admission, it isn't compatible > >(you have to scroll down quite a ways): > > > > >>http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/license-list.html#GPLIncompatibleLicenses > > > > FYI, I've sent an e-mail to them about that page and asking for > clarification. To better understand PEAR's stand on licenses please > read: > http://pear.php.net/manual/en/faq.licenses.php By the way, I mentioned I sent mail to them, and the list archives rebuilt since then, so I can point you to a link to my message: http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/savannah-hackers-public/2006-12/msg00014.html -- Sylvain