
This the G App Libs (GAL).

This module contains some library functions that came from Gnumeric
and Evolution.  The idea is to reuse those widgets across various
larger GNOME applications that might want to use these widgets.

Please notice that these widgets are currently licensed under the
terms of the GNU GPL (with the exception of the gtk-combo-box which is
under the LGPL).  If you want to contribute code to the official
distirbution of this code you have to sign a copyright assignment to
Helix Code.  This would allow Helix Code in the future to redistribute
the code it fully owns under a difference license.

Given that people have expressed their interested in putting new
widgets into Gal that are completely authored by them, that code would
not be owned by Helix Code and the author is free to decide what he
wants to do, Helix would assist authors. 

The API is not frozen and might change at any time.  Larger class
renaming might happen at any point without notice.  Use this library
at your own risk.

We envision some of these widgets being moved to Gtk+ or Gnome-Libs at
some point, but not before 2.0, and certainly we dont know which ones
yet.  Any code that we move, will be relicensed under the terms of the
GNU GPL, and the copyright transfered to the FSF or the GNOME
foundation.

We are still working out whether we want to pursue the copyright
assignment or find alternative ways for it.  Please bear with us while
we decide this.

Miguel.

