On Thu, 2 Feb 2006 17:06:58 +0100 Alexander Schmehl wrote:
> I only found 3.0 and 3.01, please add license texts to your mail.
> Makes thinks easier.
>
> However:
> The license texts I found still contain the following point:
>
> ====
> 6. Redistributions of any form whatsoever must retain the following
> acknowledgment:
> "This product includes PHP, freely available from
> <http://www.php.net/>".
> ====
>
>
> Which means: The license is still free, and still not suitable for
> anything but PHP itself.
I don't agree: I think that PHP license version 3.01 does not comply
with the DFSG, even when applied to PHP itself or to PHP Group software.
The problematic clause is #4.
Moreover, when the license is applied to anything else (that is to say,
software not provided by the PHP Group), a bunch of additional issues
appear.
Please, see
http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2005/11/msg00271.html
http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2005/11/msg00272.html
and the rest of the thread, for more details.
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