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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] advice request on new php extension : phprep
From: wez@thebrainroom.com ("Wez Furlong")

> [Questions]
> 
> Is sf.net the right place to publish?

As Lukas pointed out, why use sf.net to host your PHP extension
when you can use the PHP facilities? :-)

Please read this link for more information about PECL:
http://news.php.net/article.php?group=php.pecl.dev&article=5

> Do I have restrictions (because it's a php extension)
> on picking up a license for the soft?
> (I mean except ones on sf.net)

In terms of licensing, BSD and non-viral Open Source
licenses are suitable for use with a PECL-hosted extension.

We strongly recommend that all PECL extensions are licensed
using our own PHP License.

If you are wrapping a library (which you are), the library itself
can be LGPL provided that you don't bundle a modified version
of it with the extension.  However, if the library is GPL, that
would cause your extension to become a GPL extension, and
we can't have GPL code in PECL.

Unfortunately, librep itself falls under the GPL, which means
that we can't host your extension in PECL (please check the
archives for pecl-dev list for more information).

If you can find a BSD licensed alternative for librep, then it would
be welcome.  You are also welcome to propose other extensions
for PECL.

So, it looks like sf.net is your best option right now.

> I want to publish first and than introduce that to my boss.
> Seems to be the correct order?

Depends on your boss ;-)

> What are my chances the people will join the project after
> i will publish it ?

If the extension seems to be quite useful to a number of people,
then the chances are quite good.

--Wez.