Re: cvs: php-benchmarks / deltablue.php

On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 10:35 AM, Derick Rethans <derick@php.net> wrote: >> Hmmh.. do we allow GPL? > > Definitely not. I wonder if you could clarify (or link to, if possible) the rules for licenses. I would be happy to gain an understanding of what rules govern code in the cvs repository, vs that which we release, or make available on the website. While it would be nice if we could simply put all of the benchmark code into a license of our choosing, I'm not sure this will be the case. For the better_benchmarks project, we are deliberately choosing benchmarks which exist already. While I haven't looked, it is likely that some of these will be under the GPL. While we may be able to exploit loopholes for the V8 benchmarks, we will not be able to do so for many of the larger benchmarks. It would be better to make an exception for benchmarks, rather than ban them. Also, on a personal note, while I don't like the GPL myself, I do respect an author's choice of license. If somebody chooses to license some benchmark under the GPL, I do not believe that changing the license does right by the author, even if we are legally allowed to do this. Thanks, Paul -- Paul Biggar paul.biggar@gmail.com