Re: PHPNuke license
Someone recently commented on the DFSG-freeness of PHPNuke.
My recollection is that, because of the below notice, we decided that
PHPNuke was not DFSG-free as-is. The current discussions are merely
hypotheticals about what exactly the GPL requires in this situation.
I remind everyone that even if the GPL applies, the below notice is more
restrictive as it prevents editing to reflect current status. Additionally,
the required notice does not include the warranty information, which may be
a GPL violation.
On a brighter note, perhaps if we all practice civil disobedience by running
notice-free PHPNuke sites, the author will relent and stop developing it :-)
-- John
On Fri, Feb 28, 2003 at 10:12:41AM -0600, John Goerzen wrote:
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> # I M P O R T A N T N O T E #
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> # IMPORTANT: I saw many sites that removes the copyright line in the footer #
> # of each page. YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO REMOVE NOR CHANGE/EDIT THAT NOTE. If I #
> # still see this problem happening I'll need to take extreme measures that #
> # can include: to change the PHP-Nuke license, to encrypt some parts of the #
> # code, stop distributing it for free and in an extreme case stop developing #
> # it. The decision is in your hands. #
> # If you do not agreed with this simple rule, delete all PHP-Nuke files #
> # right now and move away from it. Thanks. #
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