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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: Using scripting languages for KDE4 main modules
From:       Richard Dale <Richard_Dale () tipitina ! demon ! co ! uk>
Date:       2006-10-04 14:46:10
Message-ID: 200610041546.10539.Richard_Dale () tipitina ! demon ! co ! uk
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On Wednesday 04 October 2006 15:22, Frans Englich wrote:
> > I like JavaScript - maybe because I haven't done all that much
> > programming with it. If you use the 'prototype.js' library that comes
> > with rails, it's like using a new language, and it makes JavaScript quite
> > ruby-like. I suggested to Rich Moore at aKademy that including it in
> > kjsembed would be a really good idea (it's quite small). Rich is adding
> > functionality to kjsembed to be able to include JavaScript from standard
> > locations which would allow it to use standard libs, and we can fix any
> > deficiencies in JavaScript.
>
> You mean patching Javascript with proprietary extensions?
>
> I don't think that would make the situation better.
No the Prototype framework isn't proprietary, here is the license:

/*  Prototype JavaScript framework, version 1.5.0_rc0
 *  (c) 2005 Sam Stephenson <sam@conio.net>
 *
 *  Prototype is freely distributable under the terms of an MIT-style license.
 *  For details, see the Prototype web site: http://prototype.conio.net/
 *
/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

-- Richard
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