Re: [PHP4BETA] License concerns

Gergely Madarasz wrote: > Btw I have another concern with the PHP4 licence itself: > > 4. The PHP Group reserves the right to modify the PHP license at > any time and without prior notice, as long as the changes keep > the free and open source nature of PHP. > > does this mean rectroactively changing the license of already distributed > copies of the software ? If yes, then it may clash with the open source > definition (I'm expecting comments here from people who know DFSG issues > more than me), if not, then this paragraph is not needed, since the > copyright holder can change the license anyway. Retroactively changing the license is certainly is not the intent of that clause. The intent is to be able to change the license in future releases without having to track down everyone who has contributed to the PHP code base. I will leave whether or not such a clause is necessary to brighter legal minds than mine. Jim