> > For example, the Pear group could remove the PHP License from their list > > of acceptable licenses, and encourage all packages released under the > > PHP License to migrate to the practically equivilant BSD License. > > I will bring that to the group before the end of the year (I am in > this group...). However the idea is to ask people to change the > license, on a voluntary basis.
Cool. Thank you. :-) > Once a waste majority of packages have been fixed, then we can enforce > this change and remove the PHP License. If the php group will come > with an acceptable licence, we will then obviously keep it, but I > doubt they will. It still seems that you could change the policy with respect to new packages, to at least ensure that the PHP Licence problem doesn't get worse. But I'll let you guys figure that part out. ;-) > > Are you able to bring this issue before the Pear group, or would it make > > sense for me to send another mass mailing list email? > > Mass mailing does not help :=) But it was my best attempt to get the issue dealt with, given my lack of direct association with the Pear group. I'm glad to see that things are finally working out. Thanks again for helping to make that happen. Charles -- Said one whisker To another Can't get tough With this stuff Brother Burma-Shave http://burma-shave.org/jingles/1949/said_one_whisker
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