From: dmorissette at dmsolutions dot ca
Operating system: debian Linux
PHP version: 4.3.11
PHP Bug Type: dBase related
Bug description: ext/dbase considered non-free by debian
Description:
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The DBF package used by the ext/dbase extension is considered non-free
according to Debian's distribution policies, quite likely because the
license is limited to non-commercial use.
Is the PHP dev't team aware of the issue, and are there any plans to
switch to a more free xbase package? Or maybe the author coould be
contacted to ask if he would be willing to open up the license to remove
the non-commercial limitation?
Here is the full license text of the DBF package:
DBF - xbase manipulation package
Copyright (c) Brad Eacker, 1991, 1992, 1993
Permission is granted to distribute and use the source,
documentation files and/or compiled binaries associated with dbf
for non-commercial use. No charges may be made for such
distributions.
This notice and a all documentation must be passed along with
all distributed copies.
No responsibility is taken for any errors or inaccuracies
inherent either to the documentation or the code for this
program, but, if reported to me, an attempt will be made to fix
them.
Author: Brad Eacker
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Not enough info:
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Submitted twice:
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register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34152&r=globals
PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34152&r=php3
Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34152&r=dst
IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34152&r=isapi
Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34152&r=gnused
Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34152&r=float
No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34152&r=nozend
MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34152&r=mysqlcfg
