On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 4:12 PM, Peter Kasting <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 4:06 PM, Evan Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> For the task manager we want to show CPU usage.  Here's a summary of
>> options.
>>
>> 1) Use libgtop, which was designed for this.  But nixed because it's
>> GPL, explicitly to prevent apps like us from using it.  Bummer.
>
> Ship a small, completely separate executable, whose source is GPL, which
> wraps libgtop and can give you useful data, and then call out to that
> executable?
> (I know this would make Stallman gnash his teeth, but I consider that to be
> a point in its favor)

While within the law, I'd prefer to respect the spirit of the author's
intention.  Apparently it used to be LGPL and then switched:
  http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gnome-list/1999-February/msg01707.html

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