The licensing isn't a problem, since WINE is under a BSDish license, and soon to
switch to
the X11 license. What's much more questionable is how we can mix WINE code with QT
code:
can windows handled by WINE co-exist in the same process as QT's windows?
If not, we have two possible approaches:
1) Make a seperate process that handles UI for browsing, etc, and have WINE talk to
it
through a socket.
2) Rewrite netserv/libmwn to be completely independant of the underlying GUI system
(ie: have them weak link to another library that provides UI). That way, we could
do a direct WINE UI for browsing and password entry in addition to a KDE UI. Doing
something like this will help the transition to KDE 2.0, and will make GNOME-based
usage possible as well.
I'd definitely favour option (2), as it gives us the most flexibility. It will require
more work, though.
-Gav
Oleg Noskov wrote:
>
> Well, at present time libmwn depends on some KDE core libraries and on ccqt library
>(Corel's
> version on Qt 1.4x). Looks like if WINE team is interested in using netserv/libmwn,
>we should
> consider extracting UNC mapping/wrapping code from libmwn and making it a completely
>separate
> library (currently libmwn contains LOTS of other stuff needed by Corel File
>Manager). But
> before we do that, we need a decision to be made by all interested parties that this
>is
> exactly the way that we want to go. Also, licensing issues need to be clarified
>because
> currently netserv/libmwn is CPL and we cannot mix GPL code with CPL code.
>
> Thanks,
> Oleg
>
> Andrew Lewycky wrote:
>
> > > Netserv/libmwn are working great in Corel Linux and can be used by WINE.
> > >
> > > If WINE is running not in Corel Linux, it is still possible to use all of this,
>provided
> > > netserv is launched by some script or application before all the UNC-related
>activity
> > > begins.
> > >
> > > (For instance, I have Corel File Manager running in my RedHat-based NetWinder
>computer
> > > and it is using all the abovementioned functionality).
> > >
> > >
> > > Netserv/libmwn are distributed under CPL.
> > >
> > > Please contact me if you have any questions/concerns.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Oleg Noskov
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > Would you consider putting together debian package sfor netserv and
> > libmwn? Ideally, kde-corel would depend on these packages. In the mean
> > while, we can just have the netserv and libmwn "replace" (in the sense
> > of the dpkg replace control field) kde-corel.
> >
> > Andrew Lewycky
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > x1846
>
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