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Porting SWT to another language? [message #456154]

Wed, 25 May 2005 19:57

Kris

Messages: 7
Registered: July 2009

Junior Member

I'd like to port SWT & JFace to a different language (other than Java), and
the license appears to allow one to do so. However, I'd like to confirm that
such an endeavor (a) is legitimate from a licensing perspective and (b)
would be viewed in a positive light by the SWT team.

The port would be open-source, and the goal would be to maintain an
identical API from a user/developer standpoint. The question is, with whom
should I discuss this with? Is this the right place?

Thank-you;

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Re: Porting SWT to another language? [message #456158 is a reply to message #456154]

Wed, 25 May 2005 21:44

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: verec.mac.com

On 2005-05-25 20:57:42 +0100, "Kris" <fu@bar.com> said:

> I'd like to port SWT & JFace to a different language (other than Java), and
> the license appears to allow one to do so. However, I'd like to confirm that
> such an endeavor (a) is legitimate from a licensing perspective and (b)
> would be viewed in a positive light by the SWT team.
>
> The port would be open-source, and the goal would be to maintain an
> identical API from a user/developer standpoint. The question is, with whom
> should I discuss this with? Is this the right place?
>
> Thank-you;

A similar effort for C++ is underway. For licensing issues you might
want to send an email to: license at eclipse dot org
--
Do your users a favor: give them Style: http://www.uiwithstyle.org

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Re: Porting SWT to another language? [message #456173 is a reply to message #456158]

Wed, 25 May 2005 23:24

Kris

Messages: 7
Registered: July 2009

Junior Member

Thx;

"verec" <verec@mac.com> wrote in message
news:d72rqa$2q7$1@news.eclipse.org...
> On 2005-05-25 20:57:42 +0100, "Kris" <fu@bar.com> said:
>
> > I'd like to port SWT & JFace to a different language (other than Java),
and
> > the license appears to allow one to do so. However, I'd like to confirm
that

> A similar effort for C++ is underway. For licensing issues you might
> want to send an email to: license at eclipse dot org
> --
> Do your users a favor: give them Style: http://www.uiwithstyle.org
>

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Re: Porting SWT to another language? [message #456182 is a reply to message #456154]

Thu, 26 May 2005 05:48

Philippe Ombredanne

Messages: 386
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

"Kris" <fu@bar.com> wrote in message news:d72lhj$rp0$1@news.eclipse.org...
>However, I'd like to confirm that
> such an endeavor (a) is legitimate from a licensing perspective
The Eclipse license should allow you to link freely you code (under any
license) to the SWT native binaries, and redistribute the SWT binaries as is
as long as you post the proper notices. Now if you patch the SWT natives you
would have to redistribute the patched code with your application, per the
EPL/CPL, AFAIK.
But but ... IANAL and TINLA :-)

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