[haiku-commits] Re: r39346 - in haiku/trunk: build/jam headers/private/print src/bin src/bin/printserveraddon src/kits/print ...
- From: Michael Pfeiffer <michael.w.pfeiffer@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: haiku-commits@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2010 19:56:04 +0100
Am 08.11.2010 um 17:34 schrieb Axel Dörfler:
> michael.w.pfeiffer@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>> * Added application print_server_add_on that is used
>> by the print_server to run a printer driver add-on.
>
> Since we already have an example of how this is done in the
> media_addon_server, I would just rename it adequately, and put it into
> the same directory.
It is renamed to print_addon_server and moved into the
servers folder where BRoster can find it now.
> Besides that, there would probably also be the option of forking the
> print_server, and load the add-on from the child.
Interesting idea.
>> 3) license of an add-on cannot influence the
>> license of the print_server since it does not
>> directly load the add-on anymore; might be
>> an issue with GPL printer drivers like Gutenprint
>
> The GPL reads a bit differently, though; not that this matters a lot.
Thanks for the clarification, I wasn't sure about that.
The GPL FAQ considers this a "borderline case" [1].
Bye,
Michael
[1] http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#NFUseGPLPlugins
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