RE: [PECL-DEV] Re: [Proposal] id3v1

While we can link to LGPL in PECL, and we can also bundle LGPL in our repos, it isn't a good idea, as any fixes that we make to that automatically promote our lovely PHP licensed code into the realms of GPL. RMS could argue that even hacking the configure script to fit our build system is classed as modifying the code. Quite frankly, it's a pain in the ass, so I would be -100 on having the library bundled with it unless it has a sensible BSD style license. Even when the library has a safe license, bundling is a pain in the neck, as we then need to keep up to date with the latest versions. From what I saw of Stephans code, there really is no need for a library anyway, let alone one with 40 or so functions--what on earth are they all for? :) So, the summary is: pain the in the ass and neck and will GPL your soul. ;-) --Wez. > Most PHP extensions link to external libraries, so I'm not > entirely sure > what the difference in this case would be. Many of the most popular > extensions link to external libraries (MySQL, Postgres, etc.). > > Perhaps the id3lib library could be bundled with the extension, like > Sqlite...?