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Provide GPL Licensed Version #49

Open GoogleCodeExporter opened 9 years ago

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago
Hi,

We included your code in a GPL licensed project 
(http://smoothoperator.googlecode.com), but 
when the project was being parsed by Ohloh, it said that there is a license 
incompatibility between 
the PHP license and the GPL.

Is there any chance of releasing a version under the GPL license or dual 
licensing it?

Original issue reported on code.google.com by matt.rid...@gmail.com on 12 Oct 2009 at 9:35

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago
I only hesitate to do GPL because I dont understand the implications. The code 
is open source so you 
could easily take the code and make your own version that is any license you 
want couldn't you? Can I 
just update the info inthis google code site? Would that be enough?

Original comment by matthew....@gmail.com on 12 Oct 2009 at 10:48

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago
I think only the copyright owner can do that.

I've attached a patch you could add which would effectively dual license it 
(and yeah you'd need to add an extra 
license on the google code site).

Awesome code by the way :)

Original comment by matt.rid...@gmail.com on 13 Oct 2009 at 12:24

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GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago
Okay, here's the problem. The original PHP license stuff came from the original
authors of the lib. The license here on Google Code is MIT. I don't think I can
change the original license text, because I didn't write it.

Original comment by matthew....@gmail.com on 13 Oct 2009 at 3:55

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago
Do you know how I might get in contact with the original authors so we can find 
out if they mind adding a 
license?

Original comment by matt.rid...@gmail.com on 13 Oct 2009 at 8:24

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago
I have contacted him, we will see what he say

Original comment by sirsh...@gmail.com on 20 Jan 2010 at 9:02

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago
Have you heard anything back from him?

Original comment by Tho...@gmail.com on 13 May 2013 at 8:52