Re: PHP License

On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 6:08 PM, Hannes Magnusson <hannes.magnusson@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 10:51 PM, Aidan F <duckjr159@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I have a question about PHP software licensing - why not trademark the name >> "PHP" as an alternative to making the software package incompatible with >> the GPL? > > Are you honestly suggesting we replace a license with a trademark? > > That is a top notch trolling idea! It already is trademarked. It is TM, and a trademark of the PHP Group. The difference is, it's only a TM and not an (R), where (R) is a Registered Trademark. That said, the trademarking of the name versus the license which governs the usage of the software are two wholly-different animals. And when you breed wholly-different animals, you get the platypus. I'm sorry, but the discussion of platypi is beyond the scope of this list. -- </Daniel P. Brown> Network Infrastructure Manager http://www.php.net/