[Xapian-tickets] [Xapian] #191: Possible license conflict with the PHP bindings

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Wed Jun 16 05:56:44 BST 2010


#191: Possible license conflict with the PHP bindings
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 Reporter:  fabrice.colin          |        Owner:  richard  
     Type:  defect                 |       Status:  assigned 
 Priority:  normal                 |    Milestone:           
Component:  Xapian-bindings (PHP)  |      Version:  SVN trunk
 Severity:  normal                 |   Resolution:           
 Keywords:                         |    Blockedby:           
 Platform:  All                    |     Blocking:           
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Changes (by olly):

  * component:  Xapian-bindings => Xapian-bindings (PHP)


Old description:

> I am reporting this on behalf of Adel Gadllah <adel.gadllah at gmail.com>,
> who
> is looking into packaging the bindings for Fedora 7.
>
> The PHP license and the GPL aren't compatible but xapian-bindings links
> PHP licenced and GPL licensed code.
>
> Quotes from the conversation on IRC with Fedora developers :
> "the problem i'm seeing is that xapian-bindings has bits of code that
> are GPLv2+ and PHP"
> "and it is merging them together into one .cc file and compiling _that_"
> "except, the GPLv2 and PHP are incompatible"
> "BOOM"
> "tell upstream that they can't compile PHP code with GPL* code"
>
> We need this solved first before continuing with building the other
> bindings in Fedora.
>
> Fabrice

New description:

 I am reporting this on behalf of Adel Gadllah <adel.gadllah at gmail.com>,
 who
 is looking into packaging the bindings for Fedora 7.

 The PHP license and the GPL aren't compatible but xapian-bindings links
 PHP licenced and GPL licensed code.

 Quotes from the conversation on IRC with Fedora developers :
 "the problem i'm seeing is that xapian-bindings has bits of code that
 are GPLv2+ and PHP"
 "and it is merging them together into one .cc file and compiling _that_"
 "except, the GPLv2 and PHP are incompatible"
 "BOOM"
 "tell upstream that they can't compile PHP code with GPL* code"

 We need this solved first before continuing with building the other
 bindings in Fedora.

 Fabrice

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