| From: | Matt Sealey |
| Date: | 23 Apr 2001 at 15:32:44 |
| Subject: | Re: Common misconception (was Re: Voyager Image Decoders) |
Hello Alan
On 23-Apr-01, you wrote:
> hi,
>
>>> GPL schmePL. Zapek has an agreement with Olivier. As for "99%
>>> of his work", I think you'll find that it's been ported and modified
>>> so much to work on an Amiga and inside the browser (although
>>> the plugin is quite capable of being standalone) that there are
>>> enough changes to make it 99% Zapek's work.
>
> doesnt matter - its based and uses the GPL code, so it has to go out.
Zapek has an agreement with Olivier. How many times?!
Licensing is at the author's discretion.
> I guess the reason for no source release is because of the 'closed' nature
> of the V plugin system??
V's plugin system is not closed, the developer kit is available. The only
thing you can't do is write an image decoder (that part *is* closed)
because the support issues of helping someone through it is immense.
> functions into those places with a few comments and then released the
> nonclosed stuff (like SUN did with OpenOffice)
What else is a plugin system but a set of function stubs?
>>> The Voyager plugin is both more capable AND embedded into a browser,
>>
>> More capable? How? I agree that it's nice to embed into a browser,
>> just a shame it's Voyager :-)
>
> I'd rather have plugins then embedded. that way, when the format changes
> you dont have to wait for a browser update.
Embedded as in "it plays in a portion of the browser window" as in the
extension of the HTML <EMBED> tag. Not embedded as in compiled into
it. The external flash player needs a whole new window.
Thanks
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