Re: php license

From	"Aleks Kleyn" <AleksKleyn@OptOnline.net>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.php
References	<4dc0b472$1$9092$607ed4bc@cv.net> <iprb44$9d6$1@dont-email.me>
Subject	Re: php license
Date	2011-05-04 20:33 -0400
Message-ID	<4dc1f083$0$9080$607ed4bc@cv.net> (permalink)
Organization	Optimum Online

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""Álvaro G. Vicario"" <alvaro.NOSPAMTHANX@demogracia.com.invalid> wrote in 
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> El 04/05/2011 4:05, Aleks Kleyn escribió/wrote:
>> when I setup MSI file from  http://us3.php.net/downloads.php web site, it
>> shows license agreement which includes following text
>>
>> 3. The name "PHP" must not be used to endorse or promote products
>>       derived from this software without prior written permission. For
>>       written permission, please contact group@php.net.
>>
>>    4. Products derived from this software may not be called "PHP", nor
>>       may "PHP" appear in their name, without prior written permission
>>       from group@php.net.  You may indicate that your software works in
>>       conjunction with PHP by saying "Foo for PHP" instead of calling
>>       it "PHP Foo" or "phpfoo"
>>
>>
>> Does it mean that I cannot use php files.on public web site?
>
> It means that you can take the source code of the PHP interpreter (written 
> in C), make changes to it and advertise it as "Kleyn Language", but you 
> are not allowed to call it "SuperPHP" unless you are granted explicit 
> permission. Which make sense.
>
>
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i think if you take source code for PHP and derive on it another language, 
this will be also breaking author's right, whatever name you will give to 
new language,

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