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Re: Updated VNC server
- From: "Chris Garry" <cgarry at sweeneydesign dot co dot uk>
- To: "Gary Thomas" <gary at mlbassoc dot com>
- Cc: "eCos-Patches" <ecos-patches at sources dot redhat dot com>
- Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2003 16:03:51 +0100
- Subject: Re: Updated VNC server
- Organization: Sweeney Design
- References: <007801c36c74$07b1e110$500ba8c0@jasper> <1061995469.18003.1299.camel@hermes>
- Reply-to: "Chris Garry" <cgarry at sweeneydesign dot co dot uk>
Please see inline comments.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary Thomas" <gary@mlbassoc.com>
To: "Chris Garry" <cgarry@sweeneydesign.co.uk>
Cc: "eCos patches" <ecos-patches@sources.redhat.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 3:44 PM
Subject: Re: Updated VNC server
> On Wed, 2003-08-27 at 02:20, Chris Garry wrote:
> > This is an updated version of the VNC server I submitted on 22-Aug-2003.
> > It now includes a VncPrintf() function for writing text.
> >
> > Also included is a simple test app, vnc-test.elf.
> >
>
> I have a few copyright questions:
> * The code in src/vnc-server.c seems to have come from a support
> template, probably VNC itself. What is the origin of this code,
> and do you have the rights to redistribute it, and under what
> copyright?
I wrote it from scratch - referring only to 'The RFB Protocol'
document Version 3.3. The standard eCos copyright seems okay.
> * The "fonts" directory - where did these come from? None of them
> have copyright claims (or disclaimers).
These all come from:
packages\services\gfx\mw\current\src\fonts\
As used by MicroWindows.
> We'll need to iron these out before I can merge the code into the
> repository.
>
> Other than these technical details, I like it and want to "publish"
> it as soon as possible.
>
> Thanks.
Cheers,
Chris