Re: Pear into Commercial Aplication (But Open Source)

On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 13:04:20 -0800, Joe Stump <joe@joestump.net> wrote: > You can distribute closed source apps based on PEAR as long as one of > the following happens: > > 1.) If you do NOT make changes to the PEAR code and you simply use them > you just need to make sure your clients get a.) the source to the PEAR > packages (or a link) and b.) a copy of the appropriate license (again a > link will work). The link *should* be to your site, however. OpenZaurus recently hit a problem where they linked to the author's website for source code and the author's site went down. In this case, it's illegal to distribute the program until you make the source available somehow. > > 2.) If you DO make changes to the PEAR code (ie. you add a function) > those changes must be made available. They don't have to be > re-submitted to the PEAR community or anything like that. You'd just > need to make your altered PEAR code freely available. Yes, it just has to be available, it doesn't *have* to be re-submitted directly back to PEAR. However, the PEAR devs would appreciate patches for bug fixes and new features. It doesn't mean they'll necessarily get in, but it will make maintaining your PEAR code easier. > > GPL does not apply here as, AFAIK, no PEAR code is licensed under the > GPL (LGPL and PHP only AFAIK). > > --Joe > > > > On Nov 19, 2004, at 12:47 PM, Justin Patrin wrote: > > > On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 18:29:56 -0200, Jacques <iacques@yahoo.com.br> > > wrote: > >> People, I have a *doubt*. > >> > >> I can to commercialize an application that depends on a package of > >> pear, > >> one framework for example? > >> > >> Ex. My framework use Data_Object, HTML_QuickForm, HTML_Template_Sigma, > >> etc. They are the base (like a kernel) of my FrameWork that it > >> contains > >> another classes (Page Class, PopUp Class, Menu Class, etc). > >> > >> I can commercialize it since that under the license of the PHP, GPL, > >> etc? > >> > >> Jacques, from Brazil. > >> > > > > You cannot include GPLed code in a closed source commercial > > application. You *can* include PHP or LGPLed code in a closed source > > commercial application as long as you give all of your changes to the > > PEAR code back to the PEAR community. If you're distributing the > > application you also have to host the PEAR code you used and allow > > users to download the source. > > > > -- > > Justin Patrin > > -- Justin Patrin