A PHP port of iText must have the same license so, if they follow the law the end result will still be F/OSS. What I really doubt is that a project of this complexity can be done for $1000.00. When I ported iText to C# I already had some head start with the work that Gerald Henson had done for the first incarnation and it took ages. Note that C# is a lot closer to Java than PHP.
Paulo > -----Original Message----- > From: 1T3XT info [mailto:i...@1t3xt.info] > Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 2:44 PM > To: Post all your questions about iText here > Subject: Re: [iText-questions] PHP port in the works > > Pancho Sünderhauf wrote: > > This is funny. For so many years PHP applications had to > use iText via a Java > > bridge, and exactly now that I'm doing a port someone else > appears with the > > same plans, probably commercially. And with a whole bunch > of Indian dumping > > price developers (no offense, just a fact) he might even be > the first on the > > market. > > > > See: http://www.getacoder.com/projects/php_port_itext_97978.html > > I didn't know about this. > In any case: they won't get any support from us if they're > not providing > it as a F/OSS. They also risks problems if they don't contact iText > Software LLC. > > > Should I have chosen the MPL / commercial route as well...? > No, I firmly > > believe in true Open Source! > > Same here! > -- > This answer is provided by 1T3XT BVBA > http://www.1t3xt.com/ - http://www.1t3xt.info Aviso Legal: Esta mensagem é destinada exclusivamente ao destinatário. Pode conter informação confidencial ou legalmente protegida. A incorrecta transmissão desta mensagem não significa a perca de confidencialidade. Se esta mensagem for recebida por engano, por favor envie-a de volta para o remetente e apague-a do seu sistema de imediato. É proibido a qualquer pessoa que não o destinatário de usar, revelar ou distribuir qualquer parte desta mensagem. Disclaimer: This message is destined exclusively to the intended receiver. It may contain confidential or legally protected information. The incorrect transmission of this message does not mean the loss of its confidentiality. If this message is received by mistake, please send it back to the sender and delete it from your system immediately. It is forbidden to any person who is not the intended receiver to use, distribute or copy any part of this message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the Enterprise -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source participation -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: SFAD http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list iText-questions@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions Buy the iText book: http://www.1t3xt.com/docs/book.php
