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I will soon be uploading the +</I>><i> code (been using my own svn repo up till now), and it would be good +</I>><i> to start with the name it will stick with. Should the name relate to +</I>><i> Mageia?, or should it be more generic? +</I>><i> +</I>><i> 2/ What languages should be available for writing modules? (Perl, +</I>><i> C++, python and Ruby are possibilities) +</I>><i> +</I>><i> So far mcc2 has been written in Perl (even though I had +</I>><i> never written a line of Perl prior to starting this) so as to make +</I>><i> porting existing modules a matter of just replacing the Ui calls, but +</I>><i> I do like the idea of allowing the modules to be written in more than +</I>><i> 1 language to encourage more contributors who may be turned off by +</I>><i> having to learn another language. +</I>><i> Sticking with Perl will make mcc2 core easier, so I may do that +</I>><i> initially regardless. What do you all think?? Is sticking with 1 +</I>><i> language preferred even if it means less contributors, or is the goal +</I>><i> to attract as many module developers as possible? +</I>><i> +</I>><i> 3/ What should the license be? +</I>><i> I would be happy to make it GPL V3, but is there any +</I>><i> argument for something different ? +</I>><i> +</I> +The problem with the GPLv3 is that it is incompatible with code that +is GPLv2-only. So the code should preferably be GPLv2-and-above or even +LGPLv2-and-above or under the <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_License">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_License</A> . +Otherwise, one is introducing many future potential incompatibilities (and +you can thank the FSF for that!). + +Regards, + + Shlomi Fish + +-- +----------------------------------------------------------------- +Shlomi Fish <A HREF="http://www.shlomifish.org/">http://www.shlomifish.org/</A> +Why I Love Perl - <A HREF="http://shlom.in/joy-of-perl">http://shlom.in/joy-of-perl</A> + +There is an IGLU Cabal, but its only purpose is to deny the existence of an +IGLU Cabal. + — Martha Greenberg + +Please reply to list if it's a mailing list post - <A HREF="http://shlom.in/reply">http://shlom.in/reply</A> . +</PRE> + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="019063.html">[Mageia-dev] The shiny new Control Center +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="019060.html">[Mageia-dev] The shiny new Control Center +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#19048">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#19048">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#19048">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#19048">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">More information about the Mageia-dev +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |