[ros-dev] Re: [ros-svn] [ion] 16675: - Freetype Update to 2.1.10.Reduces memory usage, increases speed and fixes drawing bugs.

[Fero Vlkolinsky]

at the end - you'll be compiling different language versions for each country wouldn't you? So why not having all the possible 
code there as well?




K wrote:
> Casper Hornstrup wrote:
> 
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: ros-dev-bounces at reactos.com [mailto:ros-dev-bounces at reactos.com] On Behalf Of erick
>>>Sent: 22. juli 2005 04:27
>>>To: ReactOS Development List
>>>Cc: ros-svn at reactos.com
>>>Subject: Re: [ros-dev] Re: [ros-svn] [ion] 16675: - Freetype Update to 2.1.10.Reduces memory usage,
>>>increases speed and fixes drawing bugs.
>>>
>>>
>>>On Thu, 21 Jul 2005, Steven Edwards wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>And before anyone else tries to debate with me patents and the EU I
>>>>recommend looking up the following patents.
>>>>
>>>>UK 2232861
>>>>FR 90 05712
>>>
>>>I'll ask a naive question, is it possible to publish through a different
>>>jurisdiction... like OpenBSD and SSH required downloads from certain
>>>non-US countries?
>>>
>>>Erick
>>
>>
>>The patents only affect the binaries we publish. Since the fonts are so
>>poorly rendered without this, I think we should do what Erick proposed.
>>Release a version with this disabled for people in US, UK, and France and
>>another version with this enabled for the rest of the world. At least for
>>the bootable CD. Just because these 417 million people live in countries
>>that have stupid patent laws, it doesn't mean that the rest of the 6,029
>>million people in the world shouldn't benefit from this.
> 
> 
> Just be sure you release an Antarctica version so everyone can get the
> good stuff.
> 
> Seriously though, you might want to be careful about this road, it may
> result in compiling a version for each separate country.
> 
>         -uniQ
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