GBPVRLibrary - Open Source Components

[reven]

are there any opensource community common plugin libraries?

i know a few plugins are open source, and have a library they give out. but is there an actual detected open source library?

i was going to the media inset (i havent decided on a name yet), but was also thinking about other controls (that should be exactly the same no matter what plugin you are using) eg onscreen keyboard, digit pad etc.

also anyone have any recommendations about the best open source hosting service ?
google code (looks kinda blah though)
codeplex (im favouring this one, just because is more Csharpie i guess)
sourceforge (they do allow a website for the project, but everything else looks out dated)

they all do svn which is the biggy. oh and i was kinda hoping for a feature that would allow automatic updates, so if we publish a update dll the old one could check online and download the latest own (so each plugin isnt referencing an old dll all the time)

[McBainUK]

are there any opensource community common plugin libraries?

No, although there was talk about it: http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?t=38503

[reven]

well i just created a project on google code
http://code.google.com/p/gbpvrlibrary/
ill add a vs2008 solution in the not to distant future, and if any one wants access to it, let me know so you can commit changes etc.

its using the BSD license, which i think is the best one (allows you to use the source code and do whatever you like with it - without you having to make your code opensource)

ill do a code standards post in the wiki (just so the code looks the same throughout, that one thing i hate about most opensource software...)

[reven]

ok ive committed some code to the google code project, its just a basic skeleton atm, but ill be adding controls as i go (scrolling text area is on the top of the list).

there are a few tickets open for the controls i plan to add.

if any wants to jump on board this project and help out, just let me know and ill give you svn access

[whurlston]

(scrolling text area is on the top of the list).

Ooh, now that I can use.

if any wants to jump on board this project and help out, just let me know and ill give you svn access

I'm in. I guess that means I need to finally figure out how to use an SVN though, huh?

[JavaWiz]

ok ive committed some code to the google code project, its just a basic skeleton atm, but ill be adding controls as i go (scrolling text area is on the top of the list).

there are a few tickets open for the controls i plan to add.

if any wants to jump on board this project and help out, just let me know and ill give you svn access

I think I'd like to add some of my WizTools, but I have not had time to dig into cleaning up the code and packaging...

I have the following controls:

UI Oriented:
WixUiLabel
WizUiTextBox (scrollling)
WizUiButton
WizUiButtonList
WizUiList

ScreenScraper:
IMDBScraper
TheTvDbScraper

GenUtils
General utility functions for working with GBPVR elements.

[mvallevand]

The choice of a BSD license is very odd, I though the purpose of this would be to open the source code and get community involvement. I think BSD fosters "stealing" code and on top of that it makes it extremely difficult to incorporate any GPL or LGPL code.

A quote I remember reading one time I liked was "If you want to give your software away for free, use BSD. If you want to share your software, use GPL."

Martin

[mikey]

The choice of a BSD license is very odd, I though the purpose of this would be to open the source code and get community involvement. I think BSD fosters "stealing" code and on top of that it makes it extremely difficult to incorporate any GPL or LGPL code.

A quote I remember reading one time I liked was "If you want to give your software away for free, use BSD. If you want to share your software, use GPL."

I think "stealing" is a bit harsh. There is a lot of people that prefer the BSD license for a variety of reasons and believe its a more free and open license than the freedoms provided by GPL.

I'm fairly sure everyone here was envisaging an open source library of widgets, maintained by the community, provided as a .DLL, which they could use with their plugins regardless of whether those plugins where open or closed source. Either BSD or LGPL should achieve that. GPL wouldnt.

[mvallevand]

Stealing was harsh, but your example shows the problem with BSD. People use the code, upgrade it into their closed source modules and don't always give back. LGPL promotes sharing.

Martin

[mkenyon2]

Signed on... SVN'd, and playing. Thanks.