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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: dcop interfaces, standard ?
From:       Simon Hausmann <shaus () helios ! Med ! Uni-Magdeburg ! DE>
Date:       1999-12-08 15:43:52
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On Wed, 8 Dec 1999, Bernd Gehrmann wrote:

> On Wed, 8 Dec 1999, Simon Hausmann wrote:
> > 
> > > And btw (and offtopic), even for embedding I don't see why this should
> > > necessarily be restricted to shared libraries. It should be possible
> > > to write a proxy KPart which communicates with another application via
> > > DCOP and embeds its window via the QXEmbed protocol.
> > 
> > It's not only about embedding an X11 window, that's no deal, yeah. The
> > point about using shared libraries is that you can use the Qt action
> > pattern.
> 
> Then this further rules out KParts for me. And furthermore, it
> would be real license mess. I'm not going to put my programs
> under the GPL just because some freaks use such viral licenses.

Sorry, but I don't get your point. (please help :)

What's wrong with using shared libraries, also in regard to the
(excellent) Qt action pattern? 

Or is it the KParts design which is broken in your opinion?

And which "freaks use such viral licenses" in regard to embedding, KParts
or even the Qt action system?

Please enlighten me :-)

Bye,
 Simon

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