Re: [PECL-DEV] Debian request to change the PHP license for Extensions
On Fri, Jun 27, 2014 at 10:39 AM, Ulf Wendel <ulf.wendel@phpdoc.de> wrote:
> Am 27.06.2014 09:56, schrieb Ferenc Kovacs:
>> I think they just consider our license troublesome for exts as it seems too
>> specific for php-src, and they only want to avoid possible license
>> infringement.
>
> Just keep the scope of any possible PHP license change in mind.
>
> You got one player, a consumer/redistributor, that developed a hiccup
> only recently. And, you have many, many other players that arranged
> themselves with todays PHP license over so many years. Licensing changes
> affect not only consumers but also all contributors.
>
> Any change would make literally hundrets of legal departement happy and
> evaluate your ideas. Those legal departements begin their analysis on a
> blank sheet of paper. They will not bother much, if at all, about the
> input you got from your legal advisor.
>
> In a perfect world, you could do some tiny text changes to the license
> without much hassle. In reality, this is a monster topic. Any rush can
> cause massive harm.
Amen.
And it cannot be done without asking every single contributor. Let say
it is an impossible task at this point, or very very hard.
--
Pierre
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