Re: [phplib] License issue: using PHPLib in an application From: nathan r. hruby (nathan <email protected>)
Date: 08/11/01

On Fri, 10 Aug 2001, HDwebdev wrote:

> On 10 Aug 2001 21:01:30 -0000, you wrote:
>
> >In netuse.lists.phplib you write:
> >>The QPL is a little more restrictive than I would like, but I cannot find
> >>anything else which prevents forking.
> >
> >>Comments?
> >
> >In reality, forking is usually not a problem, unless your code AND your
> >management suck, in which case you deserve the fork.
>
> Or, when an application becomes popular and people get jealous.
>

Say what? People who fork are either pissed off at the project
management, the code isn't being maintained at a good enough level for
the users, or people are just clueless and start a fork 'cause they don't
wanna contribute / don't think they can / never actually think about it.

In terms of PHPNuke, I think it's been a cycling of one of the three for a
long time.

Jealousy, I think, isn't really a major factor. Maintaining a fork of
something, espically to do it well, is a hell of a lot of work just to
make your ego feel better. I'm sure some Darwinian rules of nature will
work out those who soley fork for personal profit.

-n 

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