Thu, 26 Feb 2004 14:09 UTC
Rich Bowen mentioned this little “feud” in a short post on his Web site. According to the GNU web site, the Apache Software License version 2.0 (ASL 2.0) is listed as being incompatible with the GPL. Apache claims they have no clue where this comes from, and they stand by their belief that the ASL 2.0 is, in fact, compatible with the GPL. Apparently, it is believed that Slashdot may be fueling this “inaccurate” perception.
If the ASL 2.0 is compatible with the GPL, then there would be no need to include the aforementioned exception when including ASL 2.0 code in your GPL’ed applications.
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Tags: apache, gnu, gpl, licensing
Wed, 25 Feb 2004 18:37 UTC
Today on the PHP-general mailing list, a question was asked regarding the usage of a new class in PHP5 beta 4. Being the ignorant programmer that I am, I responded asking where this person saw the class in question. I thought it was perhaps a PEAR package (since it wasn’t in the PHP manual) and that the person was merely a newbie asking a dumb question. (You know the old adage that there are no stupid questions; well, I disagree when the PHP manual has been completely overlooked in favor of just asking blankly on the mailing list.)
Boy, was I wrong. I ended up being the stupid person, and I learned a new and interesting trick.
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Tue, 24 Feb 2004 18:33 UTC
I just read “The Google of Email?” in the March issue of Fast Company. In this article, Alison Overholt examines flaws in Microsoft Outlook and looks for a competing e-mail client to take its place. The good alternative client, she concludes, is Bloomba. The folks at Bloomba must’ve paid her for this blatant attempt at publicity; she doesn’t review any other competitors. The major reason she recommends Bloomba is for its search features. The “powerful [search] feature makes folders largely unnecessary,” says Overholt.
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Tags: bloomba, fast-company, mozilla, thunderbird
Mon, 23 Feb 2004 23:43 UTC
I’m working on a personal project that I will eventually release under the GNU General Public License (GPL) in order to benefit the community. I would tell you the details of the project, but, since it’s another content management system programmed with PHP, you’d probably ask why we need another one like you need a hole in your head. So, let me humor myself and build it.
In this new project, I’m using the GPL, but I also want to use some of the PEAR packages, which are licensed under the PHP license. Therein lies the problem.
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Sun, 22 Feb 2004 6:00 UTC
Back in December 2003, Chris Shiflett announced on his Web site (an announcement that was carried over to PHP.net) his intention to launch a site for the PHP community by the PHP community. He filtered through mass amounts of e-mail in response to the announcment and set up a wiki at PHPCommunity.org. Since then, the site following has grown by leaps and bounds, though the site lauch may not be for quite some time. This is an exciting opportunity for the PHP community, and I’m excited to be involved. The advent of this community site has inspired me to finally put this Web site together and start doing what I enjoy most: writing.
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