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Re: [Savannah-hackers] submission of Extended Scallable Vector Graphic -


From: Sylvain Beucler
Subject: Re: [Savannah-hackers] submission of Extended Scallable Vector Graphic - savanna
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 11:22:03 +0100
User-agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i

That's a pity :/

If, someday, you get free of those dependencies (see
http://www.gnu.org/software/java for more information), do not
hesitate to resubmit your project.

Thank you for your understanding.

Regards,

-- 
Sylvain

On Thu, Nov 18, 2004 at 06:56:34AM +0000, Yohann Martineau wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Ok, for the moment we will only use jdk to compile our project, so we won't 
> put our project on savannah. Sorry, we won't have enough time to compile 
> with a free compiler.
> 
> Yohann Martineau
> 
> >From: Sylvain Beucler <address@hidden>
> >To: Yohann Martineau <address@hidden>
> >CC: address@hidden
> >Subject: Re: [Savannah-hackers] submission of Extended Scallable Vector 
> >Graphic - savanna
> >Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 21:12:41 +0100
> >
> >Hi,
> >
> >I think that if I cannot compile Batik, I won't be able to run it
> >either.
> >
> >The point is that software projects hosted at Savannah must be
> >compilable and runnable under a completely free operating system,
> >which excludes using Sun's JDK.
> >
> >If there is no way to compile or run Batik using a free software Java
> >suite, then your project will rely and proprietary software and cannot
> >be hosted at Savannah, unless you decide to switch to a free SVG
> >engine such as Mozilla SVG - or unless you find a way to compile and
> >run Batik using only free software.
> >
> >What do you plan to do?
> >
> >--
> >Sylvain
> >
> >
> >On Wed, Nov 17, 2004 at 02:03:42PM +0000, Yohann Martineau wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> sorry, I meant we will use gcj and gnu classpath to run and test our
> >> project, but not to compile our project...
> >>
> >> I beg your pardon,
> >>
> >> Yohann Martineau
> >>
> >> >From: Sylvain Beucler <address@hidden>
> >> >To: Yohann Martineau <address@hidden>
> >> >CC: address@hidden
> >> >Subject: Re: [Savannah-hackers] submission of Extended Scallable Vector
> >> >Graphic - savanna
> >> >Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 22:42:02 +0100
> >> >
> >> >Hi,
> >> >
> >> >Did you manage to compile and run Batik using a free software java
> >> >suite?
> >> >
> >> >As far as I am concerned, I couldn't :(
> >> >
> >> >--
> >> >Sylvain
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >On Mon, Nov 15, 2004 at 12:42:33PM +0000, Yohann Martineau wrote:
> >> >> Thank you for evaluating us (xsvg project),
> >> >>
> >> >> We will use GCJ to compile our project and use a free software java
> >> >suite.
> >> >>
> >> >> Regards,
> >> >>
> >> >> Yohann Martineau
> >> >>
> >> >> >From: Sylvain Beucler <address@hidden>
> >> >> >To: address@hidden
> >> >> >CC: address@hidden
> >> >> >Subject: Re: [Savannah-hackers] submission of Extended Scallable 
> >Vector
> >> >> >Graphic - savannah.nongnu.org
> >> >> >Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 21:59:12 +0100
> >> >> >
> >> >> >Hi,
> >> >> >
> >> >> >I'm evaluating the project you submitted for approval in Savannah.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >You must determine whether your project can run on a Free Software
> >> >> >Java suite (see http://www.gnu.org/software/java/ for more
> >> >> >information).
> >> >> >
> >> >> >We recommend you to test your project using GCJ and GNU Classpath, 
> >and
> >> >> >ensure that your Java code runs on this Free Software Java suite.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >GCJ is the GNU Compiler for Java, part of the GCC (GNU Compiler
> >> >> >Collection).  The Classpath project aims to develop a free and
> >> >> >portable implementation of the Java API (the classes in the 'java'
> >> >> >package).
> >> >> >
> >> >> >More information is available at http://gcc.gnu.org/ and
> >> >> >http://www.gnu.org/software/classpath/,
> >> >> >
> >> >> >Please provide us with more information about this point.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >Regards,
> >> >> >
> >> >> >--
> >> >> >Sylvain
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> Yohann Martineau <address@hidden> described the 
> >package
> >> >as
> >> >> >follows:
> >> >> >> License: mbsd
> >> >> >> Other License:
> >> >> >> Package: Extended Scallable Vector Graphic
> >> >> >> System name: xsvg
> >> >> >> Type: non-GNU
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Description:
> >> >> >> Our project is to add an extension to SVG (scallable vector 
> >graphic)
> >> >> >language.
> >> >> >> The aim is to provide layout capacities to the SVG language.
> >> >> >> We will add an extension to the Batik (Apache) software to display
> >> >SVG
> >> >> >elements with a good layout. For example, the same way as swing
> >> >> >GridBagLayout would, the elements are displayed with an computed
> >> >> >width/height at a computed place.
> >> >> >> This ability is not present in the current SVG version, so we 
> >would
> >> >like
> >> >> >to add this function.
> >> >> >> Actually, designers and MMI (Man Machine Interface) workers have
> >> >> >explained us that miss in SVG.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> For the moment, we are at the specification step, so we do not 
> >have
> >> >any
> >> >> >code to show you but we sincerly hope you will accept to open us a
> >> >project
> >> >> >account.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Other Software Required:
> >> >> >> http://xml.apache.org/batik/
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Other Comments:
> 
> 

-- 
Sylvain




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