Re: Can a PEAR package rely on an external PHP script
| From: | Martin Jansen | Date: | Mon, 16 Jun 2008 06:56:05 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Can a PEAR package rely on an external PHP script | ||
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On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 8:53 AM, Jonathan Street
<jonathan@torrentialwebdev.com> wrote:
> 2008/6/16 Martin Jansen <martin@divbyzero.net>:
>> On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 11:07 PM, Jonathan Street
>> <jonathan@torrentialwebdev.com> wrote:
>>> It would be possible to port the external class to a PEAR package but
>>> the specification is frustrating to work with and I would prefer to
>>> avoid this if possible.
>>
>> If you have already implemented the spec in PHP, what is the real
>> problem with porting it to PEAR? Usually this only involves adjusting
>> method names, comments, indentation and such.
>
> The external class wasn't created by me and I suspect there would be
> some resistance in changing the license to something more PEAR
> friendly. My understanding is that porting the functionality to PEAR
> would require a complete rewrite to avoid any copyright issues.
Which license is it? Or isn't it Open Source at all?
Martin