It is just a preference. C# is the language of choice for .NET and I'd say most .NET devs are familiar with C#. Maintaining a C++/CLI project is possible, but not everyone is capable of doing so. Finally some of us do not want to reuse legacy code...
Mike > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Gesendet: Dienstag, 23. September 2008 00:00 > An: sharpos-developers@lists.sourceforge.net > Cc: sharpos-developers@lists.sourceforge.net > Betreff: Re: [SharpOS Developers] Freetype > > > Is there any reason why you prefer C# over managed C++? > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > 09/22/2008 02:52 PM > Please respond to > sharpos-developers@lists.sourceforge.net > > To > sharpos-developers@lists.sourceforge.net > cc > Subject > Re: [SharpOS Developers] Freetype > > > > > > > Hi Maciej, > > If we can target cli:pure, we could as well use the original > sources for the time being. > > Thanks for the patent info, but what about the OpenType > patents Adobe holds? I believe OpenType/TrueType are close in > definition? > > Mike > > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > > Von: Maciej Jagiello [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Gesendet: Montag, 22. September 2008 23:49 > > An: sharpos-developers@lists.sourceforge.net > > Betreff: Re: [SharpOS Developers] Freetype > > > > If we get it to compile targeting cli:pure we can try > decompiling it > > to c#, so it could be of some help in porting. > > But I fear it won't work too well... > > Btw the FreeType's license is > > original-with-advertising-clause-BSD-like > > (GPL incompatible) dual-licensed with GPLv2 (Linux someone? > > ;)). Is it possible to apply our GPL w/ CPE if we port it? > > Anyway, I have started TrueType loading. I attached what I > have so far > > as archive if you want to take a look or continue working > on it. Note > > there's no license header attached yet and there's some code from a > > Java LGPLed TTF editor in it! I can identify those parts > later on if > > needed. > > > > ps. Apple's patents for ttf hinting are expiring in a year, am I > > wrong? > > What a complicated world we live in, mattaku... :D > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > Hi guys, > > > > > > I'm new here so I don't know the status of the project too > > well. Have > > > any of you tried to compile Freetype to MSIL? I've spent a > > couple of > > > hours and had some amount of success. > > > > > > I don't know what to do about the calls to setjmpor > longjmpso I've > > > just dummied those out. After that I get about 15 > > unresolved externals > > > that I'm struggling with. Its been a while since I looked > > at c++, I've > > > been a c# man for a number of years now. Would anybody be > > interested > > > in looking at what I have so far? > > > > > > Cheers > > > > > > Colin > > > If you are not the intended addressee, please inform us > immediately > > > that you have received this e-mail in error, and delete it. > > We thank > > > you for your cooperation. > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > -- > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move > > Developer's > > > challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with > > Moblin SDK & > > > win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open > > Source event > > > anywhere in the world > > > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > -- > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > SharpOS-Developers mailing list > > > SharpOS-Developers@lists.sourceforge.net > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sharpos-developers > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ----------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move > Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based > applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize > is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the > world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ > SharpOS-Developers mailing list > SharpOS-Developers@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sharpos-developers > > > If you are not the intended addressee, please inform us > immediately that you have received this e-mail in error, and > delete it. We thank you for your cooperation. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ SharpOS-Developers mailing list SharpOS-Developers@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sharpos-developers
