[Bf-committers] supporting 6Dof devices on blender.

[Joe Eagar]

Ton Roosendaal wrote:
> Hi,
>
>   
>> Ettore Pasquini wrote:
>> Our thinking was to have an external (GPL'ed) plugin that contains all  
>> the
>> 3Dx API calls, and then dlopen this inside blender.  We would really  
>> like to
>> distribute this plugin with blender for a better user experience, but  
>> I am
>> not sure if the GPL allows it?
>> I guess it would not be absolutely necessary: a sub-optimal alternative
>> could be that we take care of distributing and  installing the plugin.
>>     
>
> For efficient device support, the more you can maintain and distribute  
> yourselves the better. You then can also control the installation  
> process better; your clients will trust your installer to do the right  
> thing. (Blender doesn't require installation).
>
> For our GPL it is important is that we do not distribute code ourselves  
> that dlopens non-gpl compliant  plugins. So your latter solution is  
> acceptable, and will keep most control also in the hands of your  
> company. To summarize;
>
> - we make the necessary adapatations in Blender code (in ghost library  
> probably) to dlopen a 3Dconnexion library (LGPL or GPL). Blender runs  
> nicely without that library.
> - that 3Dconnexion library + other software is then being distributed  
> by you.
>
>   
Does the 3DConnextion library have to use sockets to communicate with 
proprietary code?  Erg this is confusing.

Joe

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