Re: [RFC] Updating the PHP License
> On Jul 14, 2025, at 08:13, Derick Rethans <derick@php.net> wrote:
>
> On Wed, 9 Jul 2025, Ben Ramsey wrote:
>
>> The RFC is available at: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/php_license_update
>>
>> Discussion will remain open for at least six months to ensure all
>> interested parties have an opportunity to respond.
>
> Thanks for tackling this. Licensing issues can be thorny.
>
> I only really have one comment — why wait until (specifically) PHP 9,
> and not PHP-next (the one after 8.5)?
>
> cheers,
> Derick
I don’t think there are any technical or legal reasons for this. When I began discussing this with
others a few years ago, the next major version (PHP 9) seemed like the right time to make a major
licensing change.
If others think PHP-next (i.e., either 8.6 or 9.0, whichever comes first) is the right version for
this change, then I’m okay with that.
Cheers,
Ben
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