[php-maint] Bug#341420: time to include dbase extension as a part of the main php5 packages?

[florent GIRAUD]

Package: php5
Version: 5.05-3
Severity: wishlist


In August 2005, daniel Morissette signaled to PHP dev't team, that the 
DBF package used by the ext/dbase extension was considered non-free 
according to Debian's distribution policies, quite likely because the 
license is limited to non-commercial use.

Here was the full license text of the DBF package:
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/DBF - xbase manipulation package
Copyright (c) Brad Eacker, 1991, 1992, 1993

Permission is granted to distribute and use the source,
documentation files and/or compiled binaries associated with dbf
for non-commercial use. No charges may be made for such
distributions.

This notice and a all documentation must be passed along with
all distributed copies.

No responsibility is taken for any errors or inaccuracies
inherent either to the documentation or the code for this
program, but, if reported to me, an attempt will be made to fix
them.

 Author: Brad Eacker
 beacker at sgi.com /
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 From this time, it was partially moved to PECL. But the files dbf.h, 
dbf_head.c, dbf_misc.c, dbf_ndx.c, dbf_ndx.h and dbf_rec.c contain this 
mention :
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//*
* Copyright (c) 1993 Brad Eacker, * (Music, Intuition, Software, and 
Computers)
* All Rights Reserved
*/ /
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There is no restriction for non commercial use any more. What about 
integrating it in the php5 package?

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