On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 8:23 AM, Remi Collet <r...@fedoraproject.org> wrote:
> Hi, > > All extensions in php-src are PHP 3.01 Licensed > (libs may, of course, have different license) > > Is there any strong rule about this ? > Or is it OK to have a BSD Licensed extension ? > > Context: see sodium PR > https://github.com/php/php-src/pull/2560 > > > IMHO, make sense to have only PHP Licensed ext. > I think we should allow BSD/MIT licenses, as they are compatible with and less restrictive than the PHP license. TBH, the PHP license seems somewhat dubious when applied to extensions, as most of the additional clauses are simply not applicable (extensions do not bundle the Zend Engine and extensions have no control over the PHP group or the PHP name). Regards, Nikita
