On 03/04/2014 16:15, Stuart Dallas wrote: > On 3 Apr 2014, at 15:56, musicdenotation@xxxxxxxxx wrote: > >> And since nobody owns PHP and it is intended to be truly open and accessible to all, does it even make sense to restrict use of the PHP name and require permission from an entity? >> In any case, may the US and UK trademark laws protect you. :) > > Why does this matter so much to you? Are you so desperate to call your product/project "PHP Whatever" that you really can’t accept that the PHP licence is not an accident? > > As far as I know that clause exists to prevent any confusion over whether PHP (i.e. the community) has had any input in to or has endorsed a particular product/project. It’s that simple. And the only reason I can think of (which doesn’t in any way mean it’s the only reason that exists) for why you care so much is that you want to imply such a connection. > > -Stuart > Hi, Do a Google search for 'musicdenotation@xxxxxxxxx license change' and you will find many more projects have been the target of such license change requests. So come on, what's your motivation? Ian -- -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
