Charles, I agree with you, but I think ftp master will not change. I really do not have more time to this unfinished topic :( Can you adopt these packages that have RC bugs because license ? php-net-checkip php-services-weather
I will be very grateful, as this packages are dependence from anothers. If not, I will ask to take off these packages from debian. Thanks. Jose Carlos Em Qui, 2006-02-02 às 10:05 -0500, Charles Fry escreveu: > It would be most helpful if we could make some progress on this issue. > There are a handful of RC bugs whose maintainers are trying to work with > their upstream authors to find resolution. In some cases the upstream > authors believe that the problem should be fixed with the new PHP > License. It is becoming unprofessional for us not to be able to give > them a straight answer. > > Once again, I repeat my claim: that the 3.01 version of the PHP License > is equally fit for licensing PHP itself and PHP Group software. This > claim has been upheld over months of sporadic discussion on the matter > at debian-legal. > > Given the lack of disagreement on this issue, I would again like to > request that the FTP Masters update their policy to accept PHP Group > packages with the PHP License, in addition to PHP itself. Or in the > absense of a willingness to do so, please step forward so that we can > further this discussion and deal professionally with the upstream > authors of the current RC bugs related to the PHP License. > > cheers, > Charles > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Charles Fry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: PHP License for PHP Group packages > > Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2006 18:41:33 -0500 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Cc: debian-legal@lists.debian.org > > > > FTP Masters, > > > > As you are well aware, the current REJECT-FAQ[1] forbids the use of the > > PHP License for anything except for PHP itself. In August I contacted > > the Pear Group about this[2], to no immediate avail. > > > > In October Joerg Jaspert opened a number of RC bugs with existing Debian > > packages of Pear packages which use the PHP License (bugs 332606, > > 332607, 332608, 332609, 332610, 332611, 332613, 332614, 332615, 332616, > > 332617, and 332618 are still open). > > > > In November I sent a message to all upstream maintainers about the > > situation, requesting them to change their license. Pierre Joye, a > > member of the Pear Group, reported in bug #332607[3] that the Pear Group > > had asked the PHP Group to modify the PHP License in order to make it > > fit for use by Pear packages. Soon thereafter he announced[4] version > > 3.01 of the PHP License was released, and that it should fix the > > problems we were concerned with. > > > > Since that time there has been an ongoing discussion about the PHP > > License. While many are concerned that the PHP Licence itself is not > > free (even for PHP), it appears that the new PHP License can be applied > > on equal grounds to both PHP and PHP Group software, thus making it as > > fit for use with Pear packages as it is for PHP[5,6]. > > > > Given this new development, I would like to request that the FTP Masters > > start accepting PHP Group packages licenced under the PHP License (at > > least as long as the PHP License is still considered free enough for PHP > > in Debian), or at least join the current discussion, pushing it to one > > of its two logical conclusions: the acceptance of the PHP Licence as > > free for PHP and PHP Group software (and an accompanying update of the > > REJECT_FAQ, and the closing of the open RC bugs in Pear packages), or > > the rejection of the PHP License for both PHP and PHP Group software in > > Debian (and the opening of an RC bug with PHP itself, and a request to > > the PHP Group to further update their license). > > > > thanks, > > Charles > > > > 1. http://ftp-master.debian.org/REJECT-FAQ.html > > 2. http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2005/08/msg00188.html > > 3. http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2005/11/msg00259.html > > 4. http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2005/11/msg00260.html > > 5. http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2005/12/msg00142.html > > 6. http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2006/01/msg00056.html > > > > -- > > Take a tip > > For your trip > > No wet brush > > To soak > > Your grip > > Burma-Shave > > http://burma-shave.org/jingles/1931/take_a_tip > > > -- José Carlos do Nascimento <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Analista de Sistemas VARIG Brazilian Airlines - SAODT GGTI - Gerencia Geral de Tecnologia da Informação Tel.: + 55-0XX-11-5091-2632 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]