severity 431026 serious
severity 431025 serious
thanks
Hi !
After Joerg's answer, it seems this issue is more important than I though..
Here is his answer to the usual non valid use of the PHP licence, which is the
case here:
> The reason for this decision is the license which does not really fit
> the package. You package a php thing, either an addon "library" or a
> php "application" which uses the PHP license. Unfortunately for you
> this license can't really be used with anything else except PHP itself.
>
> Shortcut for packages from the PHP group:
> There was a release of a PHP license version 3.01. That one is usable for
> stuff from the PHP group itself, but still nothing else. So if you got this
> reject having a package from that group - it most probably still uses an
> older, inappropriate, version of the PHP license. As the license usually
> allows to use a newer version of it - do it. Oh, and ask Upstream to update
> its package.
>
> Package not from PHP group? Read on:
> Note: It is not that the PHP license is non-free. The license itself is
> free, *IF* and only *IF* you package PHP itself. For anything else it
> renders the package basically undistributable, as the license simply
> doesn't apply. (See also
> http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2005/10/msg00124.html and following
> mails for more).
>
> It always only talks about "the product PHP", not about software.
> And "php-whatever" (or how the actual software may be called) isnt really
> "PHP" from the PHP group.
>
> Point 6 (in version 3 of the license, Point 5 in the older version 2) is
> also an advertisement clause. Bad thing which is usually discouraged. (And
> if you/Upstream made the mistake to include GPL licensed files you have
> more trouble).
>
> And, at the end there is the following text:
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
> This software consists of voluntary contributions made by many
> individuals on behalf of the PHP Group.
>
> The PHP Group can be contacted via Email at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> For more information on the PHP Group and the PHP project,
> please see <http://www.php.net>.
>
> This product includes the Zend Engine, freely available at
> <http://www.zend.com>.
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> I doubt that your package is made "on behalf of the PHP group".
> Or that it includes the Zend Engine.
>
> As a good solution for this I suggest to talk to your upstream.
> Looking at the license they've chosen they do want to make it available
> for everyone, so I suggest to use either the original BSD license
> or the LGPL.
>
> As soon as this is fixed you are of course free to reupload the package.
>
> --
> bye Joerg
Romain
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