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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 14:45, 16 March 2007

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Library Version Description GPL-Compatible?
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
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