I'm not sure what the current state of ReactOS' GDIPLUS.DLL implementation
is, and I know it's just a case of downloading the DLL from Microsoft for
the functionality, but I've been recently looking into making a mini GUI
API for a program I'm working on, and the author informed me someone is
making a GDIPLUS.DLL clone, using Anti-Grain:
www.antigrain.com
I'm unsure what the URL was for the project as I'm not at home at the
moment, but I figured if GDIPLUS.DLL needs some work in ReactOS, it would
be a good starting point to use the one based on Anti-Grain, as apparently
the one from MS is slower and has a few glitches (see the demos on the
Anti-Grain site - specifically the one with the arrows pointing at the
different blobs.)
Just thought it might be worth a mention :)
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--- Mark Junker <mjscod(a)gmx.de> wrote:
> r14554: Delete riched20
> r14555: Copy riched20
>
> can be avoided in preference of the *cause* the required the changes above.
>
> Everybody can see that riched20 was deleted and added afterwards but you
> cannot see *why* this has been done.
This was because it was a merge from the trunk and when importing Wine code on the trunk you have
to delete the existing copy and import from the vendor branch.
Please read
http://reactos.com/wiki/index.php/Using_code_from_other_projects
Thanks
Steven
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I can imagine the News:
BIG CORPORATION SUES A GROUP OF COLLEGES FOR
DEVELOPING A NEW WINDOWS.
MICROSOFT THREATENS A LITTLE NON PROFIT PROYECT!
MICROSOFT AGAINST LIBRE SOFTWARE!
This has the chance to make microsoft more damage than
you think they can do to ReactOS, unless they feel
really threatened i doubt there will be any microsoft
legal atack unless you use clearly microsoft code in
the near or intermediate time.
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>
> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2005 13:31:19 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Steven Edwards <steven_ed4153(a)yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [ros-dev] ReactOS Foundation 501c3
> Status - Approved
> To: ReactOS Development List <ros-dev(a)reactos.com>
> Message-ID:
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> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>
> Hi James,
>
> --- James Tabor
> <jimtabor(a)adsl-64-217-116-74.dsl.hstntx.swbell.net>
> wrote:
> > Paying developers? Hum?
> >
> > I don't want to be the bad guy here, but this
> could push people away from the project. It would
> > be
> > like going back to five years ago when ROS had no
> GUI just a command console. Everyone will wait
> > for five or so developers to fix things, and trust
> me it does happen that way in the real world.
> > The back log will kick their asses.
>
> See the other thread. I don't think paying
> developers as full time workers is a good idea. I
> think
> Contracts or bounties on certain projects are.
>
> > Now I have to ask, where does the money come from?
> If the ORG has no money, I guess it should
> > produce a competing distribution CD. This could
> make M$ happy, so M$ would have a target to
> > sue at. Also everyone on the board would become a
> target as well.
>
> I was wrong in the other email. I forgot we have $25
> in the general fund atm which was raised at
> LinuxWorld. I expect we can make quite a bit selling
> CDs, T-Shirts, Etc, if we want as well as
> just accepting donations. As for the fear of
> lawsuit, the idea behind the foundation was that it
> was better the foundation get sued and try to have
> some cash for legal defence rather than some
> poor developer in school. Everybody here knows the
> risk from Microsoft....
>
> Thanks
> Steven
>
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Someway i can not avoid thinking this looks like the
milk jug tale, you have 0 income at the moment, and is
much improbable you will get a stable income till the
OS is quite more mature, so why worry with payings?
If you get some money, probably not much at the
moment, you could use for hardware upgrades in the
server if needed, hosting and expo attendance (and in
the last point i would encourage people to share
resources as places to stay where the expo takes place
if someone lives there, attendance of people near to
that world area). I really doubt that 30$ bounty will
atract new developers to implement a feature.
Also i have to point you need a way to get that
income, best from private donations, i sugest
implementing two ways:
- Send a check or paper money to a Fisical Mail
Direction.
- Using PayPal and credicards.
-Direct bank transference.
>From the three i would use the first :) ...i am
quite paranoid with credit cards and the transference
expenses would cost more than the transference.
Best regards,
Lucio Diaz.
PD: If someday you want to make a ReactOS conference
in a paradise island, e-mail me...
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--- Jonathan Wilson <jonwil(a)tpgi.com.au> wrote:
> The way to avoid being sued by microsoft (or at least sucessfully sued) is
> not to violate microsoft Copyrights, Trademarks or Patents. (we have to be
> especially carefull what with large chunks of windows out there in the form
> of the leaked NT4 and 2000 source dumps)
> And not to use any information obtained from microsoft under NDA.
Try writting a hello world program in any sort of modern language and you might violate a patent.
Thanks
Steven
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I don't see how this is even possible considering that IntCreateDevice
sets various members of DriverObject... any ideas?
Assertion DriverObject failed at io/irp.c:198
Frames:
ntoskrnl: io/irp.c:200 IofCallDriver
win32k: eng/device.c:62 EngDeviceIoControl
framebuf.dll: surface.c:49 DrvEnableSurface
win32k: objects/dc.c:663 IntCreatePrimarySurface
win32k: ntuser/winsta.c:351 IntInitializeDesktopGraphics
win32k: ntuser/guicheck.c:57 AddGuiApp
win32k: ntuser/guicheck.c:92 IntGraphicsCheck
win32k: objects/dc.c:748 IntGdiCreateDC
win32k: ntuser/windc.c:135 DceAllocDCE
win32k: ntuser/windc.c:494 NtUserGetDCEx
win32k: ntuser/windc.c:115 NtUserGetDC
ntoskrnl: KiSystemService
user32: windows/dc.c:44 GetDC()
Hi all,
Just thought I would post a few screens. The installer for AIM runs
up until the point that it actually copies files, at which point it
gracefully crashes and exits. Probably not too much more work to get it
working :-) .
Regards,
Nate DeSimone
I downloaded the mingw gcc 3.4.2 from mingw.org and it seems that it's
specs/linker script is messed up. By default g++ should link to
libstdc++.a shouldn't it? Well this thing isn't. Now I don't really
understand how the gcc specs file works, but I think that is where it
should be telling g++ to link to libstdc++.a, so if anyone else has any
idea how that file works and might point out where I need to add the
command to link in libstdc++.a, I'd appreciate it.
Hi,
Just to let everyone know we are now approved to be a 501c3 org in the United States meaning that
we can give a tax deduction for any contributions received for donations to the Foundation. I am
in process of trying to get my paperwork together now to come up with a plan to move forward as I
have never done this before and its been a learning process. Sorry its taken so damn long......
I would like to propose that we get something up rather quickly on foundation.reactos.org and
review/amend the draft bylaws as needed as well as have our first real meeting after Jason and I
have discussed off list drafting a new budget plan for the following expenses.
Bounty System
Retainer for Legal and Accounting
Supplementation of Hosting Costs
Administrative Assistant
Reserve Fund
Just to give you a idea I am wanting to budget whatever income we might have in the following way
80% developers/bounties
5% reserve fund (Mutual Funds, Savings, Etc)
5% legal reserve and retainer costs
5% supplement hosting and misc expenses (expos etc)
5% part-to-full time administrative assistant to help me manage paper work as I suck at it.
Prior board meetings mainly consisted of me telephoning each board member upon the initial
incorporation and we have not really moved forward since that time. Now that we are all nice and
legal its time to hit the ground running. Currently our board of directors consists of long time
developers to ReactOS and Wine
Steven Edwards, Jason Filby, Alexandre Julliard, Brian Palmer and Rex Jolliff.
I would like to get community feedback as part of our bylaw amending process on the current status
of the board and when/if we should hold elections and restructure. Also from people that agreed to
be on the board. Do you still want to do it? Does anyone else? Etc....
Thanks
Steven
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