Re: [PHP] PHP scripts and the GPL/other licenses

2003-03-01 Thread Leif K-Brooks
Yes. Just look at Linux, and its many distributions. Most have changed more than 10 lines, but I don't believe the GPL says how much must be changed. Jeff Lewis wrote: So with the GPL, someone can change say...10 lines and rename the scripts and distribute it as their own? -- The above messag

Re: [PHP] PHP scripts and the GPL/other licenses

2003-03-01 Thread Jeff Lewis
TED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 11:33 PM Subject: Re: [PHP] PHP scripts and the GPL/other licenses > They're doing nothing wrong as long as they distribute the source under > the GPL. > > Jeff Lewis wrote: > > >I am wondering if anyo

Re: [PHP] PHP scripts and the GPL/other licenses

2003-03-01 Thread Jason Sheets
I generally use the BSD license for my code and PHP scripts, in some cases I have used the GPL but IMHO the GPL is too restricting so I live what I preach and release my code under the BSD License. As far as people stealing code and renaming it I've seen several commercial programs that are simply

Re: [PHP] PHP scripts and the GPL/other licenses

2003-03-01 Thread Leif K-Brooks
They're doing nothing wrong as long as they distribute the source under the GPL. Jeff Lewis wrote: I am wondering if anyone out there has some really good references in regards to scripts distributed as open source using the GPL. In the last three years that I have worked on open source projects