On Friday 02 February 2007 01:07, John Sonnenschein wrote: > Currently, there is no possible way to build an opensolaris > distribution without including the closed-source libc_i18n.a. What > this means is that a traditional distribution is entirely out of > the question. This is entirely unacceptable for a project which > wishes to call itself "Open Source". > > I propose that a project be started seeking to re-implement all > necessary functions locked up behind that binary. > > I've done a rudimentary count of the work required, and from what I > can tell there's a small number ( 100 - 200 ) utility functions ( > wcwidth() for example) that need a rewrite. > > I would prefer if this project be attached to the name of > "closed-reimplementation " or something similar, due to the fact > that the primary focus at first will be to remove libc_i18n.a, and > that must be integrated without delay, but ultimately I'd like for > closed bins to disappear completely.
+1. --Stefan -- Stefan Teleman 'Nobody Expects the Spanish Inquisition' KDE e.V. -Monty Python [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
