Re: [PHP4BETA] License concerns
| From: | Mitch Vincent | Date: | Tue, 20 Jul 1999 18:41:36 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: [PHP4BETA] License concerns | ||
| Groups: | php.version4 | ||
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>This is not an attempt to be able to retroactively change the license. My
>view of this is that once a piece of software has been released under a
>certain license you can't go back and change it. This clause is an
>attempt to be able to make minor license tweaks without having to get
>approval from every one of the hundreds of people that have contributed to
>PHP. The wording may not be appropriate though.
I absolutely agree, but that clause still give the *ability* to change the
liscense whenever, however and to whatever they (you) want.. I think it's a
concern because it does give that ability..
I understand that you aren't going to do this, but the fact remains that it
will be legally possible, because of that clause..
- Mitch