Can I help getting hardinfo out for a new release with online benchmarking capabilities?

[hwspeedy]

Hey L. Pereira,

First - great tool - loved it for a decade!

I would like to help get the hardinfo to a new release with the benchmark submit and synchronization working.

STATE:

I have your GoLang web benchmark/blob server up and running at http://hardinfo.bigbear.dk, that has been lost&missed for many years. Anyone feel free to use it, thanx.

give it a go from updated repo https://github.com/hwspeedy/hardinfo - just build as normal

PLAN:

1. Only newer machines (Those running now from all architectures) - starting with empty database - not even the json.
2. Adjust algorithm to give the most accurate comparison possible. It is pretty darn open and vulnerable too. (WIP)
3. Use https://api.hardinfo.org as API interface - so it won't be broken again and can be moved around.
   • guess you are giving the domain to the project, right?
4. Pullin the long overdue PR that every one wants to move forward - See https://github.com/hwspeedy/hardinfo (WIP)

NEEDS:

1. Access to/create a lets encrypt certificate for the domain.

2. DNS setup for the domain to get traffic to server.

3. Re-enable the synchronization as default build option in the repository - (DONE - just missed updates to readme)

4. Data from lots of machines - here the community will hopefully help and clone the git and benchmark their computer. Please boys and girls - who does not like a benchmark - Let's get it working.

5. Your help in releasing a new package for Debian/Redhat and all derivatives.
   We need to regain control over the synchronize API interface, that is currently lost to click advertising (SPAM) company. (WIP)

Let me know what you think, thanx.

Br

Hwspeedy, Denmark.

[lpereira]

The new API server is already running on api.hardinfo.org -- but thanks for setting it up elsewhere too, and being interested in releasing a new version and maintaining hardinfo. It's been a long time coming.

I took a look at your repo, and there are some interesting fixes. I can cherry-pick some of them, but not everything; for instance, the licensing change can't happen without the ack from the copyright holders (not everything in the project has been written by myself) and contributors, which isn't that trivial. It might be easier to port the old graph drawing code to a new GTK version rather than changing the license, unfortunately.

[hwspeedy]

Hi LPereira,

Yeah, I kind of see your strugle - so close for so many years - lets see if we can get it released.

Regarding license change from GPL2 to "GPL2 or later" is so small but so important - The application cannot be released with LGPL & GPL3 code and GPL2 by distributers.

This application and source code could potential vanish and no developer wants that.

It is a great program - but the code is pretty basic.

I therefor applied the minor license change to GPL2 or Later as you had agreed for the main part of source code and other parts are so small and old.

/hwspeedy

[hwspeedy]

It seams the hardinfo.org domain is not configured correctly.

https://hardinfo.org has self signed ssl.

http://hardinfo.org redirect to github - works.

If you go to https://hardinfo.bigbear.dk - you can see the results - just a very simple view. It could show so much more and a unique ID transfer to the benchmark page could give you informations like: your type vs world - are you in lower or upper for this type. Distro variation - which is faster - which is becoming faster etc.

The SQLite3 struggles so it needs a LAMP server instead with a mysql server. Fairly simple but first we need numbers to crunch and happy users to serve.

[hwspeedy]

I have put a notice in the readme.md file if any one has any problem with the license change - so that people can get the code removed from project, instead of the entire project goes to waste. That should be more than sufficient.

https://github.com/hwspeedy/hardinfo :
The License has been changed in 2024 from GPL2 to GPL2 or later due to the existence of some LGPL & GPL3 code. If you have any code in this repository that you would like removed, just open an issue and we will remove it, thanx.

Is it possible to schedule a meeting with the following topics :

1. GPL2 or later
2. Maintainer
3. Domain
4. Status
5. Testing
6. Release for Distros

Br

hwspeedy, Denmark - skype: speedy19742

[lpereira]

Please don't change the license without the consent of the copyright holders, or people that wrote the code. That notice in the README file won't cut it. I understand you're eager to help, but this isn't the way to do it.

[hwspeedy]

We need to change the license for this to move forward - GPL2 is stopping this project now and will continue to do so.
Big parts are already GPL2+ or LGPL, GPL3.
You agreed to change your part to GPL2+.
Burt P (The largest contributer) has already changed or is using GPL2+. @bp0
Christian Hergert already uses GPL2+ on his additions.
Changes/fixes do not have influence on license, so they can be discarded.
Left is very little code - if any.

Can you tell me which code is of concern to GPL2+?

[hwspeedy]

I have gone through the code once more to see if something is wrong for GPL2+ license.

I have used the following script: (minus the .txt ending)
check_licenses.sh.txt

I got this file as output
checked.txt

It clearly shows there are NO problems with GPL2+.

Can we all agree to move on and get this project released as GPL2+?

I know that you just want to be really nice to all the contributions, but look at all these beatifull contributions
that are being put into the garbage bin...

Fedore, redhat has remove the program. debian is asking for help. People want it.

Is it okay for me to move on - then please agree to merge all the changes back into the repository and transfer the repository to me. I will maintain it until someone else wants to.

We are close to a release after more then 10 years... - Please help.

Here is the complete change:
https://github.com/lpereira/hardinfo/pull/708/files

[hwspeedy]

The following email was sent out today - It is also possible to answer in this thread, thanx

Dear contributor for github project hardinfo

We want to change the source code license from GPL2 to GPL2+ for the hardinfo source code.

This is part of a reboot for the hardinfo project, which has not made a release in 10 years and is being pulled from distros.

I think that is a pity and has stepped forward to maintain and try to release "hardinfo".

Please reply "GPL2->GPL2+ OK" or "PLEASE REMOVE MY PART and describe it"

List of source code with contributor license rights:
Copyright (C) 2020 EntityFX artem.solopiy@gmail.com and MCST Elbrus Team
./modules/network.c

Copyright 1998, 1999 Philip Edelbrock phil@netroedge.com
./modules/devices/e2k/processor.c
./modules/devices/dmi.c

Copyright (C) 2020 Ondrej Čerman ocerman@sda1.eu
./modules/devices/inputdevices.c
./modules/devices.c

Copyright (C) 2005 Jean-Baptiste jb_dul@yahoo.com
./modules/computer/boots.c

Copyright (C) 1997 by Paul Kocher -> PLEASE HELP WITH EMAIL - JUST FORWARD, THANX
./modules/benchmark/fft.c

./modules/benchmark.c
Copyright (c) 2008 IBH IT-Service GmbH under GPLv2. -> PLEASE HELP WITH EMAIL - JUST FORWARD, THANX

./hardinfo/hardinfo.c
./hardinfo/gg_key_file_parse_string_as_value.c
Copyright (C) 1995-1997 Peter Mattis, Spencer Kimball and Josh MacDonald ->PLEASE HELP WITH EMAIL - JUST FORWARD, THANX
Copyright: Jens Låås, SLU 2002 */

./shell/shell.c
Copyright(C) 2005 Ryan McDougall. ->PLEASE HELP WITH EMAIL - JUST FORWARD, THANX

decode-dimms.pl by Philip Edelbrock phil@netroedge.com, Christian Zuckschwerdt zany@triq.net, and Burkart Lingner burkart@bollchen.de

x86cpucaps by Osamu Kayasono jacobi@jcom.home.ne.jp

PS: IF YOU KNOW ABOUT ANY OTHER WHO SHOULD SAY OK, PLEASE FORWARD THIS EMAIL, THANX.

Communication thread:

#707

Thank you all very much,

Best Regards
Søren B. Kristensen
hwspeedy

[zuckschwerdt]

GPL2->GPL2+ OK

[lpereira]

It might be easier to port the graphing code from GTK2 to GTK3 than coordinating all the license changes, to be honest.

[hwspeedy]

Im not afraid of work and it is now or the project is gone.

Source code GPL2+ is future proof and safe - allows for use of GPL3/LGPL2.1+ for future developers.

I have sean this project die - It was the last program on my PC 10 years ago, that still used GTK2.
I see no development nor anyone jumping in to help right now. We need new developers!!

So my opinion is that the source code must be changed to GPL2+ now for as much as possible to support the future developers.

Please spread some love - share the word and get as many as possible to write "GPL2->GPL2+ OK" for their copyrighted GPL2-ONLY source code submit, thanx.

[zuckschwerdt]

decode-dimms.pl was always GPL2+

[hwspeedy]

Thanks @zuckschwerdt - I did not consider that some of the remaining source files already were GPL2+ and LGPL.
I have not heard from largest contributer @bp0

• Most of his work is already GPL2+ and if he also agrees for some remaining files to become GPL2+ - we are down to four files from 2 persons:

1. hardinfo/usb_util.c: * Copyright (C) 2019 Ondrej Čerman - GPL-FIXME @ocerman
2. modules/devices/firmware.c: * Copyright (C) 2020 Ondrej Čerman GPL-FIXME @ocerman
3. includes/e2k/processor-platform.h: * Copyright (C) 2020 EntityFX GPL-FIXME @EntityFX
4. modules/devices/e2k/processor.c: * Copyright (C) 2020 EntityFX GPL-FIXME @EntityFX

[bp0]

GPL2+ is fine, I think.