Re: [SVN-MIGRATION] Re: PHP - principles of operation?

On Wed, 15 Oct 2008, Johannes Schlüter wrote:

> On Wed, 2008-10-15 at 09:10 +0100, zoe wrote:
> > Any code contributed to PHP will be received and redistributed under the 
> > PHP 3.01 license only (http://www.php.net/license/3_01.txt)
> > This includes implementation code, test cases, utility scripts and tools 
> > - that is, all code associated with the PHP project. 
> > If you contribute code that  isn't entirely your own (for example it may 
> > be partially derived from other Open Source software) you are asked to 
> > add a comment into the source code to indicate the origin and the 
> > license of the original code. If you are unsure of the license you are 
> > asked to confirm with the owner of the code that they are happy for it 
> > to be contributed to PHP under the PHP license. 
> 
> That's not completely true. Yes "PHP" uses the PHP License, but the
> ZedEngine uses another license (Zend Engine License, TSRM is a license
> mess). Additionally PHP bundles 3rd party libraries, like pcre, or some
> PEAR packages which might use other licenses, too.
> 
> Then this form is used for CVS accounts of other areas, with their own
> licenses, like docs, too.

And there it is as much of an issue as well.

> 
> > Specifically regarding GPL and LGPL source code: 
> >  
> > - GPL or LGPL licensed code cannot be included or used as a basis for 
> > any derived work contributed to PHP. 
> > - Extensions which link  GPL'd libraries will not be accepted. 
> > - Extensions which link to LGPL libraries are strongly discouraged.
> 
> That's said on the site for registering a project to our "extension
> incubator" aka. PECL, I think it's the right place. And I think it's not
> good to make this so global, sounds like only GPL was a problem,
> probably here are other problematic licenses, less used but still.
> 
> People finding the "I want an account" form should know what they are
> doing before finding that form imo.

Yeah, they *should* -- but it's not always the case. If we can make this 
clearer for new people I think we should. 

Derick

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