Re: Re: New Extension Proposal/Idea

From: Date: Sat, 20 Nov 2004 22:35:32 +0000
Subject: Re: Re: New Extension Proposal/Idea
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Hi Johannes,
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.
Ah, thanks. The case for recode is similar, I guess. Friedhelm

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