1) the current release of ROOT comes with the following license:
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2) The x3d library is only available for the X11 version. However, the Windows
version of ROOT allows 3d charts via the normal ROOT graphics system,
or via OpenGL. Look at some of the tutorials in the $ROOTSYS/tutorials
directory. They should work fine in a VC++ project.
Cheers, Fons.
Yassin Mohamed Osman wrote:
>
> Hi.
> I am new and would like some few answers.
>
> 1) Where is the license story ( if you have one). Is root in the public
> domain ? What and how can I redistribute software based on root ?
>
> 2) One of my friend was asked to do some kind of a system that will display
> data collected from a motor as his fourth year project. He is an engineer
> ant not very familiar with software. He did an mfc app that for now only
> displays the results of the experience as raw of records. He would like to
> display it in a 3d charts . I directed him to your tool root. But it looks
> like his professor only wants to use VC++. Is there a way he could reuse the
> x3d library that you have in his Mfc app ?
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