Re: [PHP4BETA] php and MS SQL Server....

On 4 Mar 2000, Manuel Lemos wrote: > I never assumed that Open Source code can't be copyrighted. I am just > answering the question regarding my software's license. It's free and > by default I hold the copyright because I wrote it. Manuel -- The issue is more complicated than that. What if I want to build a PHP application and decide to use your DB abstraction layer as a component. Am I then allowed to sell this piece of software? Can I only use it for myself? Am I allowed to use it at all or just look at it? As we all know, the definition of "free" isn't as simple as it appears. By providing an explicit license for your code, this confusion can be avoided. I suspect that's one of the reasons people want the PEAR code to be Open Sourced. This way people know that they can use code they find there in the same ways (or similar ones) that they can use PHP. -adam -- / adam maccabee trachtenberg | visit college life online \ \ adam@student.net | http://www.student.com /