Migrating from CodeIgniter

[eluser]Alucemet[/eluser]
[quote author="jonez" date="1387060085"]
As far as I understand OSL only applies to the "system" folder and the "application" folder is under AFL. Doesn't that mean that as long as you don't distribute edited core files (core extensions should be fine) you're in the clear?[/quote]

No. You'd have to go back and read some very long forum threads regarding the subject. Basically, the worst part of it is that simple deployment to your hosting environment constitutes distribution, which means that you have to make the system dir source code available to site visitors. For as long as I've been a dev it has been standard practice to hide as much as possible about the application and server details, simply because revealing these things can lead to easier hacking of the site or server. By making the source code available, there's no way to hide these things. Anyone that knows you are using CI can also know you are running the app on PHP. So, with my main job, the boss took a look at the license and said no effing way. We have been using CI for his rather large website for 3 years. We've got nearly a gig of source code, so switching frameworks isn't even an option. If he didn't care about staying legal we would just not tell anyone, but this is a guy who has like a half dozen attorneys look at everything he does. So yes, this is a big deal, and it sucks. I'm just glad that I'm not the one that suggested CI to him. He actually made that decision. But, if you are a freelancer, how do you suggest CI to a client knowing about the security issues involved with revealing source code and server details. The simple answer is that you can't, we'll at least not without having them sign a waiver, and even then they could sue you if you had not completely disclosed the issue. To me the CI 3.x branch is only suitable for personal websites, and even then it's still pretty bogus to make the source code available. This is liken to a "powered by full retard" link at the bottom of each page.