Re: berkeley-db and GNOME

[sopwith redhat com (Elliot Lee)]

On 12 Oct 1999 11:53:49 -0400, Arthur Jerijian <lightmanaj@earthlink.net> wrote:
>> Because some parts of GNOME need Berkeley db, otherwise they don't work.
>> So yes, you need to install it. Assumed that you are using a Linux system
>> (you didn't tell), just install it with the distribution's package manager
>> and try to recompile GNOME. If you're using Linux, it will be much easier
>> to download the appropriate GNOME packages for your distribution.
>
>What advantage does Berkeley DB have over GDBM?

GDBM is GPL'd, which, unlike the LGPL license of the GNOME libraries, doesn't allow
proprietary apps.

-- Elliot					http://developer.gnome.org/
The first thing a programmer needs to admit is that any program is by far
more complex than his own mind. Thats why he partitions it into neat
pieces and avoids complexity.