On Fri, 17 Apr 2009 23:09:57 +0200 Florian Weimer wrote: > * Olly Betts: > > > To summarise, php5-xapian wraps the GPLv2+ licensed Xapian library for > > PHP v3.01 licensed PHP5. > > The PHP license is fine if you use Xapian under the GPLv3.
The FSF seems to disagree: quoting from http://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#GPLIncompatibleLicenses | PHP License, Version 3.01 | | This license is used by most of PHP4. It is a non-copyleft free | software license. It is incompatible with the GNU GPL because it | includes strong restrictions on the use of “PHP” in the name of derived | products. | | We recommend that you not use this license for anything except PHP | add-ons. As you may see, GPL *incompatibility* is explicitly stated. P.S.: As most debian-legal regulars know, I don't agree that the PHP license is a free software license, but that's another story... -- New location for my website! Update your bookmarks! http://www.inventati.org/frx ..................................................... Francesco Poli . GnuPG key fpr == C979 F34B 27CE 5CD8 DC12 31B5 78F4 279B DD6D FCF4
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