On Fri, 23 Dec 2005, Marco d'Itri wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >As a reminder, I see this clause as non-free because it starts as a > >name-change clause, but then goes beyond and forbids an entire class of > >names for derived works (any name having "PHP" as a substring, minus > >some exceptions). > >This is overreaching, IMO, and makes the clause non-free, even when > >applied to PHP itself. > > Exactly, which part of the DFSG you think would forbid this?
The fact that it's a restriction on derived works (§3) that is not explicitly allowed by §4? §3 [...] The license must allow modifications and derived works, [...] §4 [...] The license may require derived works to carry a different name or version number from the original software. [...] Don Armstrong -- Where I sleep at night, is this important compared to what I read during the day? What do you think defines me? Where I slept or what I did all day? -- Thomas Van Orden of Van Orden v. Perry http://www.donarmstrong.com http://rzlab.ucr.edu
