So, we remove the OFL checkbox and add some text to the font jars license message:
"\n\nNote: the use of the FlatSpark skin and components requires embedded font support." Thoughts? EdB On Wed, Jan 14, 2015 at 10:25 PM, Alex Harui <aha...@adobe.com> wrote: > > > On 1/14/15, 6:17 AM, "Alex Harui" <aha...@adobe.com> wrote: > >> >> >>On 1/14/15, 4:46 AM, "Erik de Bruin" <e...@ixsoftware.nl> wrote: >> >>>So, we need to make 'playerglobal.swc' Optional? >> >>Playerglobal is a ‘Build Tool’ and falls under different rules. Let me >>look into whether the font libraries are part of the ‘Build Tool’ category >>or not. I just realized it might be. > > After thinking about it a bit more, it would be hard to argue that the > font jars are a 'build tool’. It is probably true that from the > perspective of building a SWF, the font jars are only used by the compiler > and thus are part of its build tool, but we own the compiler and ship its > source and the jars are used by a compiler feature. > > The AIR SDK is considered a build tool because we leverage the compiler > and debugger in it. PlayerGlobal.swc (and airglobal.swc) are considered a > build tool because they describe the target runtime and no code from the > SWCs get linked into the final SWF. The analogy is a ‘C’ compiler and > system libraries. > > The Flex MXMLC compiler depends on Java compiler and its libraries. Java > is considered a build tool. IMO, the font jars don’t describe the target > runtime. They are used to do file format conversions. If they were truly > self-contained then maybe you could argue that they are a tool. > > So, I think the best we can do is warn folks in the installer that if they > plan to use FlatSpark they should check the box for the font jars. Or > make FlatSpark not require embedding. > > We might end up removing the OFL license checkbox from the installer as > well so keep that in mind as you share your opinions. > > -Alex > > -- Ix Multimedia Software Jan Luykenstraat 27 3521 VB Utrecht T. 06-51952295 I. www.ixsoftware.nl
