PHP License
Latest version | 3.01 |
---|---|
GPL compatible | No[3] |
Copyleft | No[3] |
Website | secure |
The PHP License is the open-source license under which the PHP scripting language is released. The PHP License is designed to encourage widespread adoption of the source code. Redistribution is permitted in source or binary form with or without modifications, with some caveats.
Version 3 of PHP used a
Criticism
The PHP License is an
Debian maintainers have had a long-standing discussion (since at least 2005) about the validity of the PHP license.[9] Expressed concerns include that the license "contains statements about the software it covers that are specific to distributing PHP itself", which, for other software than PHP itself therefore would be "false statements".
Debian has a specific policy for the license (and requires a statement in debian/copyright file when it is used): "The PHP license must only be used for PHP and PHP add-ons."[10]
See also
- Apache License
- Software using the PHP license (category)
References
- ^ "Reject FAQ for Debian's NEW-Queue". ftp-master.debian.org. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
- ^ "Debian -- License information". June 23, 2015. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "GPL-Incompatible, Free Software Licenses". Various Licenses and Comments about Them. Free Software Foundation.
- ^ a b "OSI-approved licenses by name". Alphabetized list of open source licenses approved by the Open Source Initiative (OSI).
- ^ a b "PHP License 3.01 (PHP-3.01)". Text of the PHP License 3.01 as approved by the Open Source Initiative (OSI).
- ^ "CI: standard > rejected".
- ^ "Why is PHP 4 not dual-licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL) like PHP 3 was?". PHP: License Information FAQ. PHP.net.
- ^ "Zend License 2.00". Zend Engine: License Information. Archived from the original on May 17, 2013.
- ^ "Debian concerns". September 9, 2014. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
- ^ "Debian position on software licensed under the PHP License". ftp-master.debian.org. August 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2021.