If we use GNOME Shell on embedded devices, we need a GPL licensed OpenGL/ES library (HW accelerated). The problem is that we didn't find this kind of library. Chipset vendors don't provide a GPL licensed OpenGL/ES library.
On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 3:29 PM, Dominic Lachowicz <[email protected]>wrote: > IANAL, but I think that this falls under the "System Libraries" and > "Standard Interface" exceptions. It's why you can distribute GPL'd > software on top of non-Free platforms (eg. Win32, .NET, Java until > fairly recently, ...) > > On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 10:22 AM, Colin Walters<[email protected]> wrote: > > On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 11:23 PM, Joone Hur<[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hello All, > >> > >> Mutter(Metacity+Clutter) is very impressive technology. > >> However, Mutter seems hard to be used on embedded devices. > >> Because Metacity uses GPL license and most of HW accelerated OpenGL/ES > >> library use a proprietary license. > > > > First, I'm not a lawyer. Now, a question - would the "generic > > interface" exception cover this? As I understand it, that's where > > it's not "linking" if A is using B through a mechanism that's not > > specific to B at all, and can be replaced with C and D. > > > > Now that Mutter is more of a library (in addition to an application) > > it would probably make sense for it to be LGPL to fit in with the rest > > of GNOME libraries, except that, well, relicensing is hell... If > > someone wants this to happen, they need to actively drive it (and have > > lots of patience), or find someone who will. > > _______________________________________________ > > desktop-devel-list mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/desktop-devel-list > > > > > > -- > "I like to pay taxes. With them, I buy civilization." -- Oliver Wendell > Holmes >
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