Steve, thank you for addressing my question. It is really the question how can I protect a gpled php module from being used and exploited by a developer who does not want to contribute his code under the GPL. Where is the much loved sticky linking effect like you have with gpled c code?
--- Steve Langasek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, Feb 07, 2003 at 06:04:16AM -0800, James Michael DuPont wrote: > > > Is it possible to make a GPL'ed PHP4 software and distribute it? > > Does the not depend on the Zend API > > You can always release PHP-related software under the GPL and > distribute > that code to others > You can redistribute someone else's GPL source. > > You can (arguably) compile GPLed PHP extensions and distribute the > binaries, since the PHP engine might be considered a "major component > of > the operating system". However, > > You cannot ship GPLed PHP extensions in Debian. Do you PHP licensed Extensions to GPled modules, or PHP licensed extensions? > > Is it possible to make a non-free plugin for a GPL'ed PHP4? > > Who has a GPLed PHP4? PHP4 is not available under the GPL, and > probably > never will be. I mean PHP4 code under the GPL. Can I make non-free PHP4 code that uses it? Can somone sell a plugin that uses a GPLED debiab PHP4 module and SQL database? > > > Where does linking occur? Can I prevent non-free software from > using a > > GPLEd with a strong dependency? > > How? The GPL permits one to do anything they want with the software, > if > they aren't distributing it. What if they are sellling it? > > > What about SQL database, can I prevent non-free software from using > the > > database of a GPled application? > > How? Like Mysql does, my preventing you from connecting to the free server using non-free clients. mike ===== James Michael DuPont http://introspector.sourceforge.net/ __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
