Re: License Question

Quoting Davey <davey@php.net>: Yes, that would be great. I'm using a number of PEAR based packages in a closed source app which is accessed online from a central server (no distribution). WHat sort of public acknowledgment do I need to make? Is there a need to show the PEAR badge image on the website? Regards, Mike C. > The problem with your Q&A is that PEAR allows for quite a few licenses, > although they all seem to be very BSD like, so perhaps we can come up > with a few common ground rules? > > - Davey > > Joe Stump wrote: > > This should probably be a FAQ - anyone out there on the PEAR web team > > that can add this to the FAQ? > > > > Q. Can I use PEAR classes in my closed source application? > > A. Yes, but you must follow these rules: .... > > > > --Joe > > > > On Thursday, July 17, 2003, at 02:42 PM, Martin Jansen wrote: > > > >> On Thu Jul 17, 2003 at 03:2258PM -0500, Joe Stump wrote: > >> > >>> I'm creating an application that is closed source using PHP. > >>> Specifically I'm using PEAR::DB and PEAR::Log (as well as Smarty) and I > >>> was wondering what my restrictions were. > >>> > >>> AFAICS it's OK to use PEAR in closed source applications as long as: > >>> > >>> 1.) I'm not charging for PEAR > >>> 2.) I'm not encrypting or encoding PEAR > >>> 3.) I give the people I sell my application to a copy of the source and > >>> license > >>> > >>> Am I correct? Smarty is LGPL, which allows me to distribute unmodified > >>> versions of Smarty with my application. So my question is: How about > >>> PEAR? > >> > >> > >> This depends on the license of the package you want to use. But as both > >> DB and Log are available under the PHP License, I don't see a problem in > >> redistributing it under the conditions you already listed. > >> > >> -- > >> - Martin Martin Jansen > >> http://martinjansen.com/ > >> > >> -- > >> PEAR General Mailing List (http://pear.php.net/) > >> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >> > >> > > -- > > Joseph C. Stump > > http://www.joestump.net > > "How would this sentence be different if pi equaled 3?" > > > > > -- > PEAR General Mailing List (http://pear.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- http://www.buddasworld.co.uk ---------------------------------------------- This mail sent through http://www.ukonline.net