[Introspector-mingw32] Fwd: Re: new win32 port of GTK http://introspector.sourceforge.net/dia_win32.htm

[James M. D. <mdu...@ya...>]

--- Hans Breuer <Ha...@Br...> wrote:
> From Hans Breuer Tue Jan  7 13:55:41 2003
> Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2003 22:55:41 +0100
> To: Owen Taylor <ot...@re...>,
>  James Michael DuPont <mdu...@ya...>
> From: Hans Breuer <Ha...@Br...>
> Subject: Re: new win32 port of GTK
>   http://introspector.sourceforge.net/dia_win32.htm
> CC: gtk...@gn...
> 
> At 11:38 07.01.03 -0500, Owen Taylor wrote:
> >
> >James Michael DuPont <mdu...@ya...> writes:
> >
> >> --- Owen Taylor <ot...@re...> wrote:
> >> > 
> >> > James Michael DuPont <mdu...@ya...> writes:
> 
> [...]
> 
> >> > I'm am also concerned about the difficulty of compiling the
> Win32
> >> > port of GTK+ currently, but any fixes (and the biggest one is
> >> > simply documentation) absolutely need to be done in conjunction 
> >> > with Tor.
> >> 
> >> Tor knows about my issues, and hans as well. 
> >> 
> Tor and me have tried to explain our build environmnts in :
> http://cvs.gnome.org/bonsai/cvsblame.cgi?file=glib/README.win32
> 
> If there is something unclear if using a similar environment we 
> would probably both try to explain better :)
> But at least me does not know nothing about debian and cross 
> compiling for windoze, it's simply out of my business.
> 
> >> Hans told me to go to hell after i asked him for the sources for
> the
> >> dlls he is posting, according the GPL.
> Oh really ? Never noticed. Putting JMD on my personal trash list
> because of the signal-to-noise-ratio of his mails doesn't count, 
> does it ?
> 
> My sum up of a whole bunch of mail accusing me for violating
> the GPL is on the dia-list :
> http://mail.gnome.org/archives/dia-list/2002-August/msg00142.html
>  
> >> Tor is a lot nicer, and has been helpful.
> >> 
> He definitely is :-)
> 
> Owen's sum up on the same theme is here:
>
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gtk-devel-list/2002-September/msg00065.html
> 
> [...]
> 
> >Let me just lay down a ground rule here -- this is my personal
> >opinion, but I don't think any of the GTK+ team will disagree:
> >
> > - We take LGPL compliance seriously. If someone is distributing
> >   binaries of an LGPL library, they typically have an obligation 
> >   to provide the sources as well. If someone sees problems
> >   in this area with respect to libraries maintained by the
> >   GTK+ team, please contact the GTK+ team privately. 
> >   (Mail me, or gt...@gt...)
> >
> > - Being able to compile our libraries easily is important;
> >   if the libraries are hard to compile, then we will get
> >   less contributions.
> >
> Owen, how do you think cross-compiling does fit into this picture ?
> MHO still is that the improvement of the win32 port (in the Gtk
> sense)
> does require to build or at least debug on win32. 
> And I'm still assuming that most interested win32 developers do have 
> access to the Micro$oft tool chain.
> 
> > - These two isues are entirely unrelated. If people are 
> >   unhappy with the ease of compilation of GTK+ on a platform,
> >   they should work on making it easier (as you seem to be
> >   doing), not try to force people to make it easy to compile
> >   for them by GPL lawyering.
> >
> Couldn't agree more ...
> 
> 	Hans
> 
> -------- Hans "at" Breuer "dot" Org -----------
> Tell me what you need, and I'll tell you how to 
> get along without it.                -- Dilbert


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James Michael DuPont
http://introspector.sourceforge.net/

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