Re: Package proposal : TVision

The copyright statements in the code are BSD-ish. There should certainly be no problem with a PHP extension linking to this library. In theory, it should also be okay to bundle the library with the extension too, although I'd prefer some more solid proof of the licensing before giving the go-ahead on that, since you seem unsure. --Wez. On 4/17/05, Andrey Demenev <demenev@gmail.com> wrote: > I'd like to propose a new extension : a wrapper for TVision - Unix port [1] of > Turbo Vision. > > Turbo Vision is a framework for creating text-mode user interfaces in MS-DOS, > developed by Borland. Borland shipped Turbo Vision with their Turbo Pascal and > Turbo C++ compilers. > > Sergio Sigala's port is licensed under the terms of BSD license. I heard that > Borland FAQ states that original code is in public domain, but these FAQ > entries seem to be non-existing anymore. See [2] and [3]. > > The question is : is it acceptable to host this extension in PECL, taking in > account that the source code of TVision library will be bundled with the > package, since I had to do some modifications to make it compile under gcc > 3.3.2 ? > > [1] http://www.sigala.it/sergio/tvision/ > [2] http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/1999/04/msg00103.html > [3] http://freshmeat.net/projects/turbovisionforunix/ > > -- > PECL development discussion Mailing List (http://pecl.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >