On Tue, Mar 15, 2005 at 06:08:48 -0500, Mark Woodward <pgsql@mohawksoft.com> wrote:
> > I'm currently adding support for the v3 protocol in PHP pgsql extension.
> > I'm wondering if anyone minds if I lift documentation wholesale from
> > the PostgreSQL docs for the PHP docs for these functions. For instance,
> > the fieldcodes allowed for PQresultErrorField, docs on
> > PQtransactionStatus, etc.
> >
> > I don't really see the point of me 'rephrasing' it all :)
>
> This raises an interesting point, the PHP guys want the copyrights
> assigned to the PHP project on their license, are there any
> incompatibilities between Postgres' and PHP's license?
Just because the licenses are compatible, doesn't necessarily mean you
can safely sign over the copyrights for documentation that you don't hold.
If PHP holds the copyright they can relicense the documentation later under
a license that may not be compatible with BSD.
