Main htmlslides FAQ (current as of htmlslides version 0.5.0)
What is htmlslides?
htmlslides is a program to ease the authoring and creation of HTML slide
shows.
How much does htmlslides cost?
It's absolutely free if you download it from http://www.troubleshooters.com/projects/htmlslides/download/
or any other no-cost source. Other vendors may charge you for htmlslides
or its derivative works, but even if they do, they must give you the source
code as part of the deal. This is a requirement of the GPL license.
What are the system requirements to run htmlslides?
This system has been tested on Caldera OpenLinux 2.3. We strongly suspect
it will run on any UNIX or UNIX clone.
PERL 5 installed and working
Will one UMENU implementation work in every environment?
Not currently. Because Windows uses backslashes to delineate directories,
and it uses drive letters, program modifications are necessary to run this
software under Windows.
Are all the implementations available now?
No. The only version available now UNIX implementation, codenamed
Tony.
Will it run in a telnet session?
Yes. Perfectly.
Will it run in a GUI environment?
Yes. You can run it in a command line box in a GUI environment. It will
run as a console app, with no mouse support or fonts.
Will it run properly against html with DOS style line termination
Although not designed to do so, our tests indicate that yes, it works perfectly
against html with DOS style line termination.
Is htmlslides Tony 0.5.0 a stable version?
Nope. It's alpha. It's worked flawlessly on my Caldera OpenLinux 2.3 machines,
and because of its design I suspect it will work flawlessly on any UNIX
or UNIX clone box with Perl 5, but this has not been tested. It does not,
at this point, work on Windows machines.
What language is it written in?
Perl 5
But isn't it slow, Perl being an interpreter?
Perl might not be the best language to calculate the first thousand prime
numbers, but it's plenty fast enough to parse a 100 slide slideshow.
Can I modify htmlslides?
Absolutely. However, its software license requires you to give your modified
source code to anyone you give or sell the modified software to. You must
also retain all copyright notices. Note also, that if you make improvements
on htmlslides, you'll be of greatest service if you coordinate with the
program's
maintainer so that your improvements go in the distribution version.
See the included GPL license for details.
Can my proprietary software use htmlslides without becoming GPL itself?
No. This software is fully GPL. See the enclosed GNU GPL license.
Can I join the htmlslides project?
Absolutely. Make a change within the scope of the program's design manifesto,
be sure the code is good and retains the original style to a reasonable
degree, and we'll probably put it in the distribution. Changes are best
submitted as patches. See the How To Participate
page for details.
Can I get paid for joining the htmlslides project?
Not directly. However, it's been my (Steve Litt) experience that being
an author of GPL software impresses potential employers and clients.