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

[Sylvain Beucler]

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: