Re: Re: New Extension Proposal/Idea
| From: | Johannes Schlueter | Date: | Sat, 20 Nov 2004 23:13:38 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Re: New Extension Proposal/Idea | ||
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Hi Friedhelm,
Friedhelm Betz wrote:
> Just wondering:
> How can extensions like gettext exist in PHP?
> The extension links against the GPL'ed gettext.
>
> Friedhelm
Yes, GNU gettext is GPL licensed. But gettext is also part of the glibc
which is LGPL licensed so it's allowed to distribute software linking
against glibc-gettext. This is what PHP does. You can also link against a
GPLed gettext version outside the libc. This works since they have the same
API and is allowed as long as you don't redistribute this combination since
the GPL affects only distribution.
johannes