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!Library !! Version !! Description | !Library !! Version !! Description !! GPL-Compatible? | ||
<!-- Apache --> | <!-- Apache --> | ||
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![http://apr.apache.org/ Apache Portable Runtime ] || 1.1.2 | ![http://apr.apache.org/ Apache Portable Runtime ] || 1.1.2 | ||
|A set of C functions which provide a portable and consistent interface into operating system - or simply widely useful - functionality. We primarily use it for threading and socket i/o. This is actually three packages, apr, apr-util and apr-iconv. | |A set of C functions which provide a portable and consistent interface into operating system - or simply widely useful - functionality. We primarily use it for threading and socket i/o. This is actually three packages, apr, apr-util and apr-iconv. | ||
|| No, Apache 2.0 license | |||
<!-- Boost --> | <!-- Boost --> | ||
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![http://www.boost.org/ Boost] || 1.32.0 | ![http://www.boost.org/ Boost] || 1.32.0 | ||
|A set of portable C++ libraries which provide a wide set of functionality. Used primarily for tokenization. | |A set of portable C++ libraries which provide a wide set of functionality. Used primarily for tokenization. | ||
|| Yes, BSDish | |||
<!-- c-ares--> | <!-- c-ares--> | ||
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![http://daniel.haxx.se/projects/c-ares/ c-ares] || 1.3.2 | ![http://daniel.haxx.se/projects/c-ares/ c-ares] || 1.3.2 | ||
|Performs DNS requests and name resolves asynchronously. Used with libcurl to keep all HTTP operations async. | |Performs DNS requests and name resolves asynchronously. Used with libcurl to keep all HTTP operations async. | ||
|| Yes, BSDish | |||
<!-- cg --> | <!-- cg --> | ||
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![http://developer.nvidia.com/page/cg_main.html CG] || ?? | ![http://developer.nvidia.com/page/cg_main.html CG] || ?? | ||
|cg controls some visual effects. - NOT USED BY THE NORMAL CLIENT. | |cg controls some visual effects. - NOT USED BY THE NORMAL CLIENT. | ||
|| No, permissive license but forbids reverse engineering. | |||
<!-- ELFIO --> | <!-- ELFIO --> | ||
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![http://sourceforge.net/projects/elfio/ ELFIO] || 1.0.3 | ![http://sourceforge.net/projects/elfio/ ELFIO] || 1.0.3 | ||
|Enhanced stacktrace information on the Linux client. | |Enhanced stacktrace information on the Linux client. | ||
|| Yes, LGPL | |||
<!-- Expat --> | <!-- Expat --> | ||
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![http://expat.sourceforge.net/ Expat] || 1.95.8 | ![http://expat.sourceforge.net/ Expat] || 1.95.8 | ||
|XML parser. | |XML parser. | ||
|| Yes, MIT | |||
<!-- FMOD --> | <!-- FMOD --> | ||
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![http://www.fmod.org FMOD] || 3.75 | ![http://www.fmod.org FMOD] || 3.75 | ||
|Audio engine and mp3 stream decoder | |Audio engine and mp3 stream decoder | ||
|| No, proprietary | |||
<!-- FreeType --> | <!-- FreeType --> | ||
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![http://www.freetype.org/ FreeType] || 2.1.5 | ![http://www.freetype.org/ FreeType] || 2.1.5 | ||
|Font engine. | |Font engine. | ||
|| Yes, dual licensed BSD/Advertising + GPL | |||
<!-- Glib --> | <!-- Glib --> | ||
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![http://www.gtk.org/ Glib] || 2.0.7 | ![http://www.gtk.org/ Glib] || 2.0.7 | ||
|?? | |?? | ||
|| Yes, LGPL | |||
<!-- GTK+ --> | <!-- GTK+ --> | ||
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![http://www.gtk.org/ GTK+] || 2.0.9 | ![http://www.gtk.org/ GTK+] || 2.0.9 | ||
|'Native' UI components on the Linux client. | |'Native' UI components on the Linux client. | ||
|| Yes, LGPL | |||
<!-- jpeglib --> | <!-- jpeglib --> | ||
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![http://www.ijg.org/ jpeglib] || 6b | ![http://www.ijg.org/ jpeglib] || 6b | ||
|JPEG decoder library. | |JPEG decoder library. | ||
|| Yes, BSD | |||
<!-- KDU --> | <!-- KDU --> | ||
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![http://www.kakadusoftware.com/ KDU] || 5.2.1 | ![http://www.kakadusoftware.com/ KDU] || 5.2.1 | ||
|Kakadu (KDU) JPEG-2000 decoder library. | |Kakadu (KDU) JPEG-2000 decoder library. | ||
|| No, Proprietary | |||
<!-- libcurl--> | <!-- libcurl--> | ||
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![http://curl.haxx.se/libcurl/ libcurl] || 7.16.0 | ![http://curl.haxx.se/libcurl/ libcurl] || 7.16.0 | ||
|Handles moving data across the net in many different protocols. Used to GET/POST/PUT/DELETE web resources. | |Handles moving data across the net in many different protocols. Used to GET/POST/PUT/DELETE web resources. | ||
|| Yes, MIT | |||
<!-- libuuid --> | <!-- libuuid --> | ||
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!libuuid || ?? | !libuuid || ?? | ||
|Generates UUIDs under Linux. Originally a part of the ext2fs filesystem. Also see lluuid.cpp for all platforms. | |Generates UUIDs under Linux. Originally a part of the ext2fs filesystem. Also see lluuid.cpp for all platforms. | ||
|| Yes, LGPL | |||
<!-- llMozLib --> | <!-- llMozLib --> | ||
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![http://ubrowser.com/llmozlib.php llMozLib] || 1.8.0.9 | ![http://ubrowser.com/llmozlib.php llMozLib] || 1.8.0.9 | ||
|llMozLib handles rendering HTML in the viewer via an embedded Gecko ([http://www.mozilla.org/developer/ Mozilla]) engine. | |llMozLib handles rendering HTML in the viewer via an embedded Gecko ([http://www.mozilla.org/developer/ Mozilla]) engine. | ||
|| Yes, MPL/GPL/LGPL Tri-license | |||
<!-- MESA --> | <!-- MESA --> | ||
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![http://www.mesa3d.org/ Mesa] || 6.2.1 | ![http://www.mesa3d.org/ Mesa] || 6.2.1 | ||
|Provides the required OpenGL headers under Linux. | |Provides the required OpenGL headers under Linux. | ||
|| Yes | |||
<!-- Ogg --> | <!-- Ogg --> | ||
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![http://xiph.org/ogg/ OGG] || 1.0.3 | ![http://xiph.org/ogg/ OGG] || 1.0.3 | ||
|Audio control. | |Audio control. | ||
|| Yes, BSDish | |||
<!-- OpenGL --> | <!-- OpenGL --> | ||
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![http://www.opengl.org/ OpenGL] || ?? | ![http://www.opengl.org/ OpenGL] || ?? | ||
| 3D Graphics rendering engine. | | 3D Graphics rendering engine. | ||
|| ?? | |||
<!-- OpenJPEG --> | <!-- OpenJPEG --> | ||
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![http://www.openjpeg.org/ OpenJPEG] || 1.0 | ![http://www.openjpeg.org/ OpenJPEG] || 1.0 | ||
|An open-source JPEG-2000 library; a slower alternative to Kadaku. Used in the open source release | |An open-source JPEG-2000 library; a slower alternative to Kadaku. Used in the open source release | ||
|| Yes, however one must beware of patents. | |||
<!-- openssl --> | <!-- openssl --> | ||
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![http://www.openssl.org/ OpenSSL] || 0.9.7c | ![http://www.openssl.org/ OpenSSL] || 0.9.7c | ||
|Provides encryption for sensitive actions such as user login | |Provides encryption for sensitive actions such as user login | ||
|| No, advertising clauses. | |||
<!-- quicktime --> | <!-- quicktime --> | ||
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![http://developer.apple.com/quicktime/ Quicktime] || 7.13 | ![http://developer.apple.com/quicktime/ Quicktime] || 7.13 | ||
|Used to play in-world video clips on a prim. | |Used to play in-world video clips on a prim. | ||
|| No, Proprietary | |||
<!-- SDL --> | <!-- SDL --> | ||
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![http://www.libsdl.org/index.php SDL] || 1.2.7 | ![http://www.libsdl.org/index.php SDL] || 1.2.7 | ||
|The Simple DirectMedia Layer libraries are used for handling input and basic window/GL setup on the Linux client. | |The Simple DirectMedia Layer libraries are used for handling input and basic window/GL setup on the Linux client. | ||
|| Yes | |||
<!-- Smartheap --> | <!-- Smartheap --> | ||
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![http://www.microquill.com/smartheap/index.html Smartheap] || ?? | ![http://www.microquill.com/smartheap/index.html Smartheap] || ?? | ||
|Memory allocation. | |Memory allocation. | ||
|| No, Proprietary | |||
<!-- Speedtree --> | <!-- Speedtree --> | ||
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![http://www.speedtree.com/ Speedtree] || ?? | ![http://www.speedtree.com/ Speedtree] || ?? | ||
|Controls rendering of trees that are not yet implemented. | |Controls rendering of trees that are not yet implemented. | ||
|| No, Proprietary | |||
<!-- TUT --> | <!-- TUT --> | ||
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![http://tut-framework.sourceforge.net/ TUT] || 2006-06-22 | ![http://tut-framework.sourceforge.net/ TUT] || 2006-06-22 | ||
|Unit test framework based on the use of c++ meta template programming. Used to test LL libraries. | |Unit test framework based on the use of c++ meta template programming. Used to test LL libraries. | ||
|| Yes, BSD | |||
<!-- Vorbis --> | <!-- Vorbis --> | ||
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![http://xiph.org/vorbis/ Vorbis] || 1.1.2 | ![http://xiph.org/vorbis/ Vorbis] || 1.1.2 | ||
|Audio control. | |Audio control. | ||
|| Yes | |||
<!-- xmlrpc-epi --> | <!-- xmlrpc-epi --> | ||
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![http://xmlrpc-epi.sourceforge.net/ xmlrpc-epi] || 0.51 | ![http://xmlrpc-epi.sourceforge.net/ xmlrpc-epi] || 0.51 | ||
|Controls the XML-RPC protocol. | |Controls the XML-RPC protocol. | ||
|| Yes, BSD | |||
<!-- zlib --> | <!-- zlib --> | ||
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![http://www.zlib.net/ zlib] || 1.2.1 | ![http://www.zlib.net/ zlib] || 1.2.1 | ||
|zlib is a lossless data-compression library which is used for a variety of network i/o and file compression. | |zlib is a lossless data-compression library which is used for a variety of network i/o and file compression. | ||
|| Yes, MIT-like | |||
} | |} |
Revision as of 13:45, 16 March 2007
Library | Version | Description | GPL-Compatible? |
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Apache Portable Runtime | 1.1.2 | A set of C functions which provide a portable and consistent interface into operating system - or simply widely useful - functionality. We primarily use it for threading and socket i/o. This is actually three packages, apr, apr-util and apr-iconv. | No, Apache 2.0 license |
Boost | 1.32.0 | A set of portable C++ libraries which provide a wide set of functionality. Used primarily for tokenization. | Yes, BSDish |
c-ares | 1.3.2 | Performs DNS requests and name resolves asynchronously. Used with libcurl to keep all HTTP operations async. | Yes, BSDish |
CG | ?? | cg controls some visual effects. - NOT USED BY THE NORMAL CLIENT. | No, permissive license but forbids reverse engineering. |
ELFIO | 1.0.3 | Enhanced stacktrace information on the Linux client. | Yes, LGPL |
Expat | 1.95.8 | XML parser. | Yes, MIT |
FMOD | 3.75 | Audio engine and mp3 stream decoder | No, proprietary |
FreeType | 2.1.5 | Font engine. | Yes, dual licensed BSD/Advertising + GPL |
Glib | 2.0.7 | ?? | Yes, LGPL |
GTK+ | 2.0.9 | 'Native' UI components on the Linux client. | Yes, LGPL |
jpeglib | 6b | JPEG decoder library. | Yes, BSD |
KDU | 5.2.1 | Kakadu (KDU) JPEG-2000 decoder library. | No, Proprietary |
libcurl | 7.16.0 | Handles moving data across the net in many different protocols. Used to GET/POST/PUT/DELETE web resources. | Yes, MIT |
libuuid | ?? | Generates UUIDs under Linux. Originally a part of the ext2fs filesystem. Also see lluuid.cpp for all platforms. | Yes, LGPL |
llMozLib | 1.8.0.9 | llMozLib handles rendering HTML in the viewer via an embedded Gecko (Mozilla) engine. | Yes, MPL/GPL/LGPL Tri-license |
Mesa | 6.2.1 | Provides the required OpenGL headers under Linux. | Yes |
OGG | 1.0.3 | Audio control. | Yes, BSDish |
OpenGL | ?? | 3D Graphics rendering engine. | ?? |
OpenJPEG | 1.0 | An open-source JPEG-2000 library; a slower alternative to Kadaku. Used in the open source release | Yes, however one must beware of patents. |
OpenSSL | 0.9.7c | Provides encryption for sensitive actions such as user login | No, advertising clauses. |
Quicktime | 7.13 | Used to play in-world video clips on a prim. | No, Proprietary |
SDL | 1.2.7 | The Simple DirectMedia Layer libraries are used for handling input and basic window/GL setup on the Linux client. | Yes |
Smartheap | ?? | Memory allocation. | No, Proprietary |
Speedtree | ?? | Controls rendering of trees that are not yet implemented. | No, Proprietary |
TUT | 2006-06-22 | Unit test framework based on the use of c++ meta template programming. Used to test LL libraries. | Yes, BSD |
Vorbis | 1.1.2 | Audio control. | Yes |
xmlrpc-epi | 0.51 | Controls the XML-RPC protocol. | Yes, BSD |
zlib | 1.2.1 | zlib is a lossless data-compression library which is used for a variety of network i/o and file compression. | Yes, MIT-like |