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It's weird they're not just calling this a fork of PHP.
by Touche 13y ago
It's weird they're not just calling this a fork of PHP.
- Navarr 13y agoYou're not really allowed to as part of the PHP terms. (IANAL) http://www.php.net/license/3_01.txt http://www.php.net/license/3_01.txt 3. The name "PHP" must not be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without prior written permission. For written permission, please contact group@php.net. 4. Products derived from this software may not be called "PHP", nor may "PHP" appear in their name, without prior written permission from group@php.net. You may indicate that your software works in conjunction with PHP by saying "Foo for PHP" instead of calling it "PHP Foo" or "phpfoo"
- elwell 13y agoIt's closely tied to and originated from HHVM, which is not a fork of the standard PHP engine. Since Hack will only run on HHVM (and related), it's not really a fork of PHP. Hack is simply a subset of PHP that's been extended.
- ExpiredLink 13y agoIt's weird they're not just calling this the future of PHP.