Re: Apple library distribution
Re: Apple library distribution
- Subject: Re: Apple library distribution
- From: Eugene <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2004 04:10:16 -0500
- Mail-followup-to: email@hidden
On Fri, Oct 15, 2004 at 08:08:04PM -0400, Ken Mankoff wrote:
:
: On Fri, 15 Oct 2004, Eugene wrote:
: >
: >On Fri, Oct 15, 2004 at 03:23:45PM -0400, Ken Mankoff wrote:
: >>
: >> I am distributing a program that relies on some X11 libraries.
: >> We assume the people installing this do not have, nor want, X11
: >> installed. They say its a liability to provide shell access, and
: >> they remove Terminal also.
: >
: >If your app needs X11 support, so be it. Forget the whole
: >liability mumbo jumbo. If people like your app and want to run
: >it, they will install X11 and learn and love it.
: >
: >Your other alternative is to re-write the X11 pieces and go
: >completely with Cocoa calls.
:
: My take is: if they won't install X11, so be it. Isn't there no
: liability if I compile my own libraries and distribute them? I think
: that might be a better work-around than re-writing code, given the
: situation.
I just remembered another potential solution. Ask the XDarwin folks if
you can re-distribute their X Windows binaries.
<http://www.xdarwin.org/>
Looking at their licence, you might be okay.
<http://www.xdarwin.org/about/>
--
Eugene Lee
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