On Sat, December 16, 2006 6:24 am, Robert Cummings wrote: > On Sat, 2006-12-16 at 19:58 +0800, Kai Xiang wrote: >> On 12/16/06, Richard Lynch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > (*) >> > Actually, if somebody wants to embed the ZE inside of something >> other >> > than PHP, then I think Zend expects to get paid for that. > > I don't think so... the PHP and Zend licenses are quite liberal with > very few restrictions. Namely that you don't call your software php or > use php in the name (something many packages seem to ignore (either > that > or they got permission)). The Zend license is practically a clone of > the > PHP license with a search and replace for PHP to Zend :) There's > nothing > that says you have to pay to embed it in your own software. That said, > if you make a product that uses either the PHP or Zend engine and > makes > oodles of money, I think you should feel somewhat morally obliged to > give back in some way.
Put it this way: In 2000, if somebody wanted to embed the ZE in a commercial product, Zend was planning on charging for it. I dunno what their license for the ZE reads like today, and I wasn't authorized to speak on this topic for them then, much less now. -- Some people have a "gift" link here. Know what I want? I want you to buy a CD from some starving artist. http://cdbaby.com/browse/from/lynch Yeah, I get a buck. So? -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
