Re: debian status on using the PHP license for pear/pecl extensions
- To: Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
- Cc: Joerg Jaspert <joerg@debian.org>, "Francesco Poli (wintermute)" <invernomuto@paranoici.org>, PHP Group <group@php.net>, Neil McGovern <neil@halon.org.uk>, Debian FTP Masters <ftpmaster@ftp-master.debian.org>, Lucas Nussbaum <lucas@debian.org>, Angel Gonzalez <keisial@gmail.com>, Mateusz Jonczyk <mat.jonczyk@o2.pl>, leader@debian.org, Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org>, Paul Tagliamonte <paultag@debian.org>, debian-legal <debian-legal@lists.debian.org>
- Subject: Re: debian status on using the PHP license for pear/pecl extensions
- From: Ferenc Kovacs <tyra3l@gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2016 18:18:13 +0100
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2016. febr. 22. 20:12 ezt írta ("Ferenc Kovacs" <tyra3l@gmail.com>):
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> Hi Ian,
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> Thanks for the reply.
> I see that there is no answer for Q4 in your forwarded mail, was that originally not answered or just lost somewhere when forwarding?
> My understanding on the first look is that the PHP license is flawed (tries to limit the usage of php in naming but that is a futile attempt without registering a trademark) but the debian project shouldn't get into any legal trouble from distributing software licensed via the php license and even less likely when distributing software coming from the sources listed on http://www.php.net/software/
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> Is there anything else I'm missing which would make debian distributing pear/pecl.php.net packages problematic based on this legal advice?
Bump. (Sorry for the top posting in my previous mail)
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