Posted by Chung Leong on 06/08/06 13:57

yawnmoth wrote:
> As the author of something released under the PHP license, can I, as I
> see fit, just grant permission to an application using PHP in its name?
> Alternatively, could I maybe have two different versions of the
> package in question - one licensed under the PHP license and one
> licensed under the GPL license?

As the holder of the copyright, I don't see why not.

> Also, say I were wanting to make a certain package a part of PEAR and I
> wanted it to be released under the GPL license and not the PHP license.
> How would I need to update the header comment block to reflect this?
> The sample header block given reads like this:

If you want it to be a part of PEAR, then it can't be licensed under
the GPL, nor can it make use of code under GPL. The LGPL is acceptable
I believe.

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