[aur-general] Motif is opensource now
Hello, as you may know motif released under GPL2.1 and uploaded into sourceforge. I just updated openmotif package to original motif sources. What do you think about dropping lesstif and using one motif version?
On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 4:40 PM, Sergej Pupykin
Hello,
as you may know motif released under GPL2.1 and uploaded into sourceforge. I just updated openmotif package to original motif sources. What do you think about dropping lesstif and using one motif version?
User init0 asked to post a +1 from him: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=151494
On 2012-10-26 at 18:40 +0400, Sergej Pupykin wrote:
as you may know motif released under GPL2.1 and uploaded into sourceforge. I just updated openmotif package to original motif sources.
Motif was released under the LGPL not the GPL. You should correct this in the PKGBUILD.
On 26 October 2012 16:40, Sergej Pupykin
Hello,
as you may know motif released under GPL2.1 and uploaded into sourceforge. I just updated openmotif package to original motif sources. What do you think about dropping lesstif and using one motif version?
I would second to having only one Motif implementation in the repository. Care to create a cons and pros list for lesstiff/motif? Lukas
Le vendredi 26 octobre 2012 18:40:17 Sergej Pupykin a écrit :
Hello,
as you may know motif released under GPL2.1 and uploaded into sourceforge. I just updated openmotif package to original motif sources. What do you think about dropping lesstif and using one motif version?
Is it really maintained (not just dropped on sourceforge) ? Otherwise it seem a good idea.
On 26.10.2012 22:50, Laurent Carlier wrote:
Is it really maintained (not just dropped on sourceforge) ?
openmotif was maintained relatively well. As I understand now they replaced openmotif with released original motif and I hope it will be supported not worse than openmotif. (openmotif was 2.3.3, then motif-2.3.4 was uploaded to sf.net)
On 26.10.2012 22:48, Lukas Jirkovsky wrote:
Care to create a cons and pros list for lesstiff/motif? Lukas
I am not so familiar with motif, but I see at least following reasons to replace: - lesstif stil does not support utf8 (http://lesstif.sourceforge.net/FAQ.html) - IEEE 1295 and stable ABI compatible with all commercial applications
On 26 October 2012 21:47, Sergej Pupykin
On 26.10.2012 22:48, Lukas Jirkovsky wrote:
Care to create a cons and pros list for lesstiff/motif? Lukas
I am not so familiar with motif, but I see at least following reasons to replace: - lesstif stil does not support utf8 (http://lesstif.sourceforge.net/FAQ.html) - IEEE 1295 and stable ABI compatible with all commercial applications
With the addition that it resolves bugs mentioned in the forum thread it sounds good enough for me. So count "+1" from me, too. Lukas
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Karol Blazewicz
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Laurent Carlier
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Lukas Jirkovsky
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Sebastian Schwarz
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Sergej Pupykin