Re: Debian request to change the PHP license for Extensions
Hi!
> A package licensed under the PHP License must be released under
> php.net (f.e. gtk and smarty are not listed under
Why? I don't see any reason why software licensed under PHP License must
be released under php.net. Could you explain?
> However using the PHP License for a random extension on github and do
> not release it under pecl is not valid.
It may make little sense, but I don't see why it's not valid as such.
But I understood we're talking about PECL packages? For non-PECL ones
BSD would be the best way I think.
> It is not derived, or any proprietary extensions would have a serious here.
I'm not a lawyer, but I'm afraid I do not follow. Why proprietary
extensions would be in trouble? PHP License is not GPL and only requires
attached license. That provided the extension is distributed at all -
many proprietary ones are not.
The meaning of "derived" is AFAIK a complex legal matter, so I wouldn't
be so quick to conclude what is and what isn't.
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Stanislav Malyshev, Software Architect
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