Re: Package proposal : TVision
| From: | Roman Neuhauser | Date: | Tue, 10 May 2005 10:10:32 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Package proposal : TVision | ||
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# rasmus@lerdorf.com / 2005-05-10 01:28:58 -0700:
> Roman Neuhauser wrote:
> > Would FSF answer such questions? They could perhpaps put these
> > threads to an authoritative end. :)
>
> RMS would just say No. We have had plenty of run-ins with him.
>
> If you design the extension to make use of things only available in the
> GPL'ed library, then by RMS's definition you are creating a derived work
> and thus you have to GPL your extension.
That's what I understood from the license and the FAQ at fsf.org.
The attached patch is an attempt at clarification.
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Index: public_html/account-request.php =================================================================== RCS file: /repository/peclweb/public_html/account-request.php,v retrieving revision 1.26 diff -u -r1.26 account-request.php --- public_html/account-request.php 3 Dec 2004 12:06:48 -0000 1.26 +++ public_html/account-request.php 10 May 2005 10:09:05 -0000 @@ -193,8 +193,11 @@ use PECL packages.</p> <p>Before filling out this form, please make yourself known on the -<i>pecl-dev@lists.php.net</i> mailing list. PECL extensions around GPL'ed -libraries will not be accepted, and extensions around LGPL'ed libraries are +<i>pecl-dev@lists.php.net</i> mailing list.</p> +<p>PECL extensions around GPL'ed +libraries will not be accepted. This includes extensions that work with multiple +implementations, one of them GPL'ed, and provide added functionality when linked +against the GPL'ed one. Extensions around LGPL'ed libraries are strongly discouraged. LGPL'ed libraries as required by extensions may not be bundled into PECL either. We strongly encourage contributors to choose the $lic_link for their extensions to avoid trouble for the end-user of the