Le Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 01:53:48PM +0200, Ondřej Surý a écrit : > On Thu, Jun 26, 2014, at 13:36, Faidon Liambotis wrote: > > On 06/26/14 14:00, Ondřej Surý wrote: > > > I should have done this earlier before cloning the bugs, so here's > > > some more background on the bugs filled. > > > > > > I did have a quite long and extensive chat with FTP Masters > > > and our conclusion was that PHP License (any version) is > > > suitable only for software that comes directly from "PHP Group", > > > that basically means only PHP (src:php5) itself. > > > > Could you elaborate on the reasoning of that? Neither your email to > > -devel nor the one to -legal[1] explains why you think so and whatever > > it is, I think it's far from obvious. I think an outcome that results in > > a mass (RC) bug filing needs to be better documented than that -- and > > btw, you're supposed to mail debian-devel *before* you do so, not after; > > cf. developer's reference 7.1.1. > > Don't shoot the messenger, I just did the dirty work. > > I have discussed this with ftp-masters and release team before > filling the bugs, arguing heavily in disagreement with ftp-master's > REJECT FAQ - the PHP License REJECT is there since 2005.
Hi Ondrej, sorry for not having answered your email on debian-legal despite agreeing with your point of view. Given my long history of fighting with the FTP team, I was worried that my opinion would count peanuts or even have the opposite effect as intended. This said, while the PHP license is definitely a poor choice for software that is not produced by the PHP group, I do not see how it can make the software unredistributable. If your disagreement with the FTP team is unresolvable, and if you have time, maybe you can try to open a ticket for a resolution by the Technical Comittee ? Have a nice day, -- Charles Plessy Tsurumi, Kanagawa, Japan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20140626122710.ge21...@falafel.plessy.net
