Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 12:10:41 +0200 (CEST) From: dirk.meyer@dinoex.sub.org To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: ports/69090: package for php4 violates license Message-ID: <200407151010.i6FAAfF7058292@home.dinoex.sub.de> Resent-Message-ID: <200407151020.i6FAKLLT029546@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 69090 >Category: ports >Synopsis: package for php4 violates license >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: high >Responsible: freebsd-ports-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Thu Jul 15 10:20:21 GMT 2004 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Dirk Meyer >Release: FreeBSD 5.2-CURRENT i386 >Organization: privat >Environment: System: FreeBSD home.dinoex.sub.de 4.7-STABLE FreeBSD 4.7-STABLE #20: Tue Feb 18 18:11:20 CET 2003 root@net3.dinoex.de:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/HOME2 i386 ports/lang/php4 ports/lang/php5 >Description: mysql-client-3.* is LGPL mysql-client-4.* is GPL only Statement from Zak Greant: from http://www.phparch.com/mysql/ php|a: Does it mean that PHP users will no longer be able to develop using MySQL as their DBMS of choice? ZG: Users may still use PHP with MySQL under the terms of the GPL as long as they do not distribute copies of PHP that are linked with MySQL. If someone *distributes* a copy of PHP that has MySQL linked into it, then they must purchase a license from MySQL AB. Once the extended licensing is in place, users should be able to freely use MySQL with all (or most) true open source projects. teh default package from ports/lang/php4 is linked against mysql-client-4.* which violates the GPL license. >How-To-Repeat: some links or goggle .... http://lwn.net/Articles/75287/ http://www.php.net/license/ http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#GPLIncompatibleLibs http://www.phparch.com/mysql/ http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3358061 >Fix: make MYSQL not default. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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