Re: Mapbox GL plugin in QtLocation package
Hi Rinigus!
On Sat, 1 Jun 2019 at 03:33, rinigus <rinigus.git@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hi,
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>> El vie., 31 may. 2019 16:19, rinigus <rinigus.git@gmail.com> escribió:
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>>> Hi Dmitry and Lisandro:
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>>> MapboxGL included into QtLocation is a special branch of that library: https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-gl-native/tree/qt-staging . Let's keep that in mind during the discussion related to QtLocation, but we can extend it to the master branch as well, if needed.
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>> So a special branch. Why that? For me it's just one more reason to keep stuff like it is, or ask someone to package mapbox.
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> In my understanding, special branch was made to incorporate it into Qt, see https://github.com/qt/qtlocation/blob/5.12/.gitmodules
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> The corresponding branch should comply with all common Qt requirements, including the license.
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>>> Considering the size of mapbox I strongly think it should be packaged separately, with a dedicated maintainer.
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> In this respect, it looks like arguments against packaging Mapbox GL module of QtLocation are not linked anymore to the license nor inclusion of third-party code. Instead, it is mainly related to the size of it, right?
My apologies, my wording of my previous mail clearly pushed you to
think so. No, as Dmitry clearly stated, it's also about manpower and
DFSG. As a user I would also expect the system to be just ready, but
from a maintainer point of view it's not that easy.
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