RoadmapFromDialogToBSDDialog [FreeBSD WIKI]

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This page describes the project to replace LGPL-Licensed dialog (utility and library) in FreeBSD Base with a BSD-Licensed alternative: bsddialog, as part of a broader effort to remove GPL-Licensed code in FreeBSD.

BSDDialog Homepage (gitlab.com)

BSDDialog components in FreeBSD src:

dialog:

License: LGPL
Home https://invisible-island.net/dialog/
Code https://cgit.freebsd.org/src/tree/contrib/dialog
Lib https://cgit.freebsd.org/src/tree/gnu/lib/libdialog
Utility https://cgit.freebsd.org/src/tree/gnu/usr.bin/dialog

Step	Review	Commit	Note
lib with _XOPEN_SOURCE_EXTENDED	D34419	d746ab215cc85d8f7ab05c5f866c338782c390ec
import contrib/bsddialog 0.2	D34458	2f8d4418415511460bd7b3b3e532f6b328cf993f	fix WARN in Makefile
build /usr/bin/bsddialog	D34101	e031614d59288e898e17a2bd3eeb4fb06b799798
import contrib/bsddialog 0.3		b319d934379f5b819cd195be7e03dbd407566fd4	fix Makefile typo
import contrib/bsddialog 0.4		84823cc70824c8d842f503d8c2e6d7b0c2d95b61	utility integration in BASE

tool	Review	Commit	Note
tzsetup(8)		0a7e19b30fc0e34e7f3536df0fa64aff23955772
kbdmap(8)		24b05d7a6190292f62488aa4d7de86246a09467c

bsdinstall

tool	Review	Commit	Note
distfetch	D34464	f27c6a3e872c0ee658fa12b40f5b24a85c1f66cc	fix include
distextract	D33581	18f20d5d967ae790f121963e1fcee68d729a529e
partedit / sade(8)	D34639	50e244964e9b06528b84720e09da7bdf8cec6d32	Fix UFS auto partitioning

tool	Review	Commit	Note
convert spkrtest(8)	D34459	8cdecdecb4319a9fe23afa2ac4e167fe454ebaf1

release/rc.local

Topic	Mailing List	Note
TERMS ansi, vt100, vt220, cons25w	https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-arch/2022-March/000153.html

Script	Review	Commit	Note
rc.local	D34678	d6e7b1af305e640e7521c5ba11c4723d81e8791f

bsdconfig

Script	Review	Commit	Note
bsdconfig	D34755		Improve --hline

bsdinstall/scripts (alphabetical order):

Script	Review	Commit	Note
auto			bsdconfig
bootconfig			bsdconfig
checksum	D34660	0868f621762a949ef2b791c3199817436a79d3a1
docsinstall	D35292		bsdconfig
fetchmissingdists	D34654	48af6ad902640abfcd19578b3f2e6f8a073d349d
hardening	D34102	4d1ba6febfa7c7808027fd1ef60b3bffadd17853
hostname	D35285	6368dcb29228dd8e18d50c54c3ca1596262d4676	bsdconfig, bsddialog 0.3 restores focus on button
jail	D35274	4effc38819d9c9b410cee9e3b51f0cabeec27677	bsdconfig
keymap			PR248968, bsdconfig
mirrorselect	D34582	bbddd8888aa9119746d3af3af98800b359ab3b40
mount	D34651	2617d4df523a0c75db6dc102fb8576b94b5e385a
netconfig	D34682	6833ac673d98275ef72a8873372714011c73eb15
netconfig_ipv4	D35267	90943fbfeb1a3cbe2be99acddb5cae45d48e1e52	bsdconfig
netconfig_ipv6	D35270	58c63d5e37cb3a04355b63e853dfdc145e77cb09	bsdconfig
services	D34640	852d975ccfeef053d81fdf1ab051f7c4cfc07613
time	D34583	0e5c72c3cc5471dfa8cb42b018d623b1ef15dbe8	revert spaces around title
wlanconfig			bsdconfig
zfsboot			bsdconfig