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0 pointsjraph8mo ago0 comments

The new license covers and applies to all the code, even code that was written before the change.

You can totally change the license of already released code, if the change is compatible with the precious license or if you have permission from all the contributors whose code is still present in significant amount. (However, you can't prevent people from using the released code under the former license)

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sjs3828mo ago

Previously released versions are still available under the terms under which they were originally released.

jraphOP8mo ago

Yep, that's my "however". For PHP, the new license will apply to version 9 and later if the proposal is adopted.

hnarn8mo ago

So what do you mean by "you can totally change the license of already released code"? If the license only applies to version 9 and forward, then in any practical sense the license has not been changed for "released code".

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