Paul Tagliamonte <paul...@debian.org> writes: > On Fri, Sep 06, 2013 at 10:35:07AM +1000, Russell Sim wrote: >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> Paul Tagliamonte <paul...@debian.org> writes: >> >> > On Mon, Sep 02, 2013 at 11:32:09PM +1000, Russell Sim wrote: >> >> Paul Tagliamonte <paul...@debian.org> writes: >> it's not a pure GPLv2 license, instead it's modified to make it more >> compatible[0]. >> >> "This is a custom license which in practical effects makes it more >> permissive than the LGPLv2, allowing redistribution of software linked >> against the library under all circumstances without having to disclose >> its source code." >> >> >> I have also found that I missed an update to the license that happened >> >> in 0.19.0. It was a new reference to the PHP 3.01 license. From my >> >> understanding it's also incompatible with the GPLv2 and GPLv3. >> >> >> >> Hehe, well I think this PHP license thing is probably the biggest >> problem now, perhaps we should wait until they actually figure out where >> the got it from.
I have had another read over the PHP license and the reason it's incompatible. Seems that it's because of the restriction on using the name PHP in derived works. I believe that because of the of the linking preamble on this licence it will be compatible. I'm going to close this ticket, if you believe this not to be the case, feel free to contact me. Thanks, Russell
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