Re: Package proposal : TVision
| From: | Wez Furlong | Date: | Mon, 18 Apr 2005 12:08:49 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Package proposal : TVision | ||
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Sounds easier for the users of the extension if you were to provide a
working version of the library for download.
--Wez.
On 4/18/05, Andrey Demenev <demenev@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 4/18/05, Wez Furlong <kingwez@gmail.com> wrote:
> > The copyright statements in the code are BSD-ish.
> > There should certainly be no problem with a PHP extension linking to
> > this library.
> >
> > In theory, it should also be okay to bundle the library with the
> > extension too, although I'd prefer some more solid proof of the
> > licensing before giving the go-ahead on that, since you seem unsure.
> >
> > --Wez.
>
> The status of original Borland code is unknown, I have not found any
> _official_ information from Borland/Inprise about Turbo Vision
> license. So, to be safe, I think the best is not bundle the library
> code. The problem here is that TVision library does not compile with
> gcc 3.3. Would it be okay to include patches for the library with the
> extension, or I beter host them separately?
>
> --
> Andrey
>