Re: [osol-discuss] Project Proposal: libc_i18n.a rewrite.
Thanks, John. You have seconds. I'll contact you offline to get you set up. Eric On Thu, 1 Feb 2007, 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. This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-discuss] Project Proposal: libc_i18n.a rewrite.
Stephen Lau wrote: here's my vote for a project name: Project Emancipation Surely Project Enduring Freedom would be more appropriate? ;-) -- Alan Burlison -- ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-discuss] Project Proposal: libc_i18n.a rewrite.
Alan Hargreaves wrote: Do we have a test suite for what we have in libc_i18n.a? If so, we should make that available or at leat have someone who can run it against anything the project produces. As the missing functions don't appear to be documented (correct me if I'm wrong) someone who has access to the closed source will have to provide either tests, or test requirements for them for this exercise to succeed. Ian ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
[osol-discuss] Project Proposal: libc_i18n.a rewrite.
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. This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-discuss] Project Proposal: libc_i18n.a rewrite.
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
Re: [osol-discuss] Project Proposal: libc_i18n.a rewrite.
On Thu, 2007-02-01 at 22:07 -0800, 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 -- Erast ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-discuss] Project Proposal: libc_i18n.a rewrite.
+1 here's my vote for a project name: Project Emancipation cheers, steve On Thu, Feb 01, 2007 at 10:07:28PM -0800, 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. This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org -- stephen lau // [EMAIL PROTECTED] | 650.786.0845 | http://whacked.net opensolaris // solaris kernel development ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-discuss] Project Proposal: libc_i18n.a rewrite.
On 1-Feb-07, at 10:26 PM, Stephen Lau wrote: here's my vote for a project name: Project Emancipation fantastic! :) I'll take it ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
