[Bug 203274] Review Request: lesstif - OSF/Motif(R) library clone

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Summary: Review Request: lesstif - OSF/Motif(R) library clone


https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=203274





------- Additional Comments From pertusus at free.fr  2006-08-21 03:13 EST -------
(In reply to comment #8)
> (In reply to comment #6)
> 
> > I am now packaging it as an openmotif replacement.
> FE package MUST NOT replace FC packages.
> 
> 1. Unless openmotif is formally discontinued in Core, you MUST NOT do this.

That's the idea. openmotif shouldn't be in fedora since it is not
free software. It seems that you are reading that thread on 
fedora-maintainers, aren't you ;)

I don't plan on importing lesstif once it is approved, there must
be some agreement on how and when to proceed, if openmotif is really
to be replaced by lesstif.

> 2. Lesstif is not ABI compatible to OpenMotif, so you are breaking all Motif
> based apps in FE, once this package should be released.

Indeed, and that's bad, but unfortunately necessary to rely only
on free software.

> > And there is certainly no need for the 1.x api.
> Who sais that?

I don't have any idea on that matter, but I supposed so since it is 
not shipped since fedora core 3. Did anybody complain?
 
> 2. The Motif-2.x API (==OpenMotif) has changed and extended many times. 
> Lesstif hardly has any chance to follow up these changes, because it's a clone
> and OpenMotif is the master.

lesstif tries to follow the 2.1 api. Having a non free application 
providing more features is not a reason to ship it.

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