-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Thomas Hellstrom wrote: > Ian Romanick wrote: >> Thomas Hellström wrote: >> >>>> I do think, however, that for libatomic_ops, people might have >>>> issues with the GPL license. >> >> I do agree that the use of GPL libraries in Mesa is, at this point, at >> least a little objectionable. However, the core of libatomic_ops is MIT >> licensed: >> > But then, if we can't use the library as is, due to the overall GPL > license, > and are only going to cut out a mit-licensed subset, I'd be inclined to > suggest that we keep the current API, > using libatomic_ops to steal implementations with proper crediting?
That sentence didn't quite parse. libatomic_ops has two libraries. One is called libatomic_ops.a, and it includes only MIT licensed code. The other is libatomic_ops_gpl.a, and it includes GPL licensed code. I've used libatomic_ops a couple times, and I've never used the GPL licensed library. In fact, until you raised the GPL issue, I didn't even know there was a GPL licensed library! :) Synchronization, memory barriers, atomic operations, etc. are all dark voodoo. It's one of those things like crypto that really should be left to the experts. Re-inventing it is almost universally the wrong choice. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAknAAkkACgkQX1gOwKyEAw9r4gCbBFJe2FxE/1tNc1iJE10eRtNF YwQAnAslZF9YG7elGvG5+Ou6BkhnpQx0 =QlN4 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apps built with the Adobe(R) Flex(R) framework and Flex Builder(TM) are powering Web 2.0 with engaging, cross-platform capabilities. Quickly and easily build your RIAs with Flex Builder, the Eclipse(TM)based development software that enables intelligent coding and step-through debugging. Download the free 60 day trial. http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-adobe-com _______________________________________________ Mesa3d-dev mailing list Mesa3d-dev@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mesa3d-dev
