We should replace texfonts with ftgl. Is anyone interested in doing this? (I don't have time right now).
Note: the only part of BOINC this affects is the default screensaver, boinc/clientscr/ss_app.cpp That would have to be slightly modified to use ftgl instead of texfonts. -- David On 06-Jul-2010 6:37 AM, [email protected] wrote: > I haven't seen any more comments on this problem. > > Is it true? > > What is going to be done about it if it is true? > > jm7 > > > > "Shyam | ശ്യാം > കാരനാട്ട് | > Karanatt" To > <sh...@swathanthr [email protected] > an.in> cc > Sent by: > <boinc_dev-bounce Subject > [email protected] [boinc_dev] non-free code in boinc > u> client > > > 07/01/2010 02:33 > PM > > > > > > > Hi, > > I just saw that api/texfont.cpp[1] and api/texfont.h and files on > samples/glut/ are having a custom copyright header differening from the > main > COPYING file. > >> /* This program is freely distributable without licensing fees >> and is provided without guarantee or warrantee expressed or >> implied. This program is -not- in the public domain. */ > > which unfortunately isn't saying about the right to modify. So the > files non-modifiable and so non-distributable with the whole gpl-ed > package. > > The author actually, "meant" a simple bsd-like license but the > license as it is on the source code is non-free.. > > chromium-bsu had the very same issue[2], and they resolved this by > replacing texfonts with ftgl. > > These are pretty old files, written by Mark J. Kilgard and Nate Robins. > and as seen on the debian bug comments[2], Mark have been contacted for the > same issue on texfont.cpp, but they couldn't get it cleared out from > him. > > I am not yet familiar with boinc code and actually found boinc on a > blacklist. So I thought to ask here to resolve the issue. > > Regards > Shyam K > > > [1] http://boinc.berkeley.edu/svn/trunk/boinc/api/texfont.cpp > [2] http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=467123. > > > _______________________________________________ > boinc_dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.ssl.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/boinc_dev > To unsubscribe, visit the above URL and > (near bottom of page) enter your email address. > > _______________________________________________ > boinc_dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.ssl.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/boinc_dev > To unsubscribe, visit the above URL and > (near bottom of page) enter your email address. _______________________________________________ boinc_dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ssl.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/boinc_dev To unsubscribe, visit the above URL and (near bottom of page) enter your email address.
