Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 21st May 2008 00:09 UTC, submitted by RJop
OpenMoko, the project that creates not only a Linux operating system for phones but the hardware to run it as well, has announced some major changes to its software stack. Traditionally a Gtk+ endeavour, this is all going to change rather drastically.
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I dunno if that's the case. They've certainly said that they won't be switching to Qt on Maemo. Just making Qt more well supported there. I don't think anyone particularly feels like rewriting the existing GTK code.
Probably not. GTK has its advantages (the license for example). But when it comes to getting stuff done, it seems the openmoko people have decided that Qt is the better way to go. Of course if the community pours a lot of effort into bringing the GTK apps up to snuff then that could change.
I thought it was funny that in that thread, one of the responses was from someone that was so fundamentally opposed to C++ (claiming it is completely unusable) that he immediately rejected the whole openmoko project based on this switch. I can't see how anyone with such a closed, unyielding mind can call themselves a developer.