On Fri, 23 Dec 2005 03:02:29 -0800 Don Armstrong wrote: > 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. [...]
Fully agreed.
That's exactly what I meant, even though I didn't explicitly quote the
relevant DFSG (shame on me!).
Thanks to Don for expressing so clearly and concisely what I should have
said myself! :)
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