[gollem] Re: VFS::SMB module license status

[Chuck Hagenbuch]

Quoting Patrice Levesque <horde.wayne at ptaff.ca>:

>> >> * The VFS::SMB module must be able to work on its own;
>> >> * All functionalities of the original phpsmb GPL module must be kept;
>
> This is the original author's interpretation of the LGPL, section (2d),
> and as I read that section again and again I feel the 2 above
> recommendations are simply reiterations of (2d) and not further
> restrictions.

Well, VFS_smb isn't really going to work on its own; it has to be part 
of the VFS class. Not sure if that's a problem or not, since VFS itself 
is useable however and is LGPL.

>> >> * The code must be approved by the initial author.
>
> This is for the initial GPL->to->LGPL conversion; as we are granted a
> special permission from the initial author to fork to LGPL, this
> condition is a simple way to obtain the final "You are allowed to
> distribute this under the LGPL" with no possible confusion.  After that,
> regular LGPL applies.

That's okay then.

-chuck

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