[wp-hackers] Can we use PEAR?

[Bob]

So I can simply copy and modify the source code?

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Authors: Richard Heyes <richard at phpguru.org>
         Chuck Hagenbuch <chuck at horde.org>


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "DD32" <wordpress at dd32.id.au>
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Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007 11:47 PM
Subject: Re: [wp-hackers] Can we use PEAR?


> The PEAR module however can be included in WP due to being BSD licenced. 
> (See the comment in the track ticket).
> PEAR doesnt have to be 'required' to be installed seperately.
>
> On Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:02:14 +1100, Andy Skelton <skeltoac at gmail.com> 
> wrote:
>
>> PEAR is not a requirement for WordPress so there can't be core code
>> that depends on PEAR.
>>
>> Andy
>>
>> On 10/29/07, Bob <wp-hackers at nj-arp.org> wrote:
>>> While researching solutions to ticket #4616, I discovered a PEAR 
>>> function
>>> that does exactly what we need.  Can we use it?  I don't see any 
>>> references
>>> to PEAR in the current WordPress code.
>>>
>>> http://trac.wordpress.org/ticket/4616
>>> http://pear.php.net/manual/en/package.mail.mail-rfc822.parseaddresslist.php
>>>
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