Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Sun 23rd Feb 2003 20:42 UTC
Red Hat is the undisputed commercial leader when it comes to Linux distros. A few years ago more distros were sharing the Linux market/userbase, but these days Red Hat has overcome its competitors in impressions, sales and popularity. Popularity doesn't always mean quality though (look at Windows9x for example), so after our world's first review of Red Hat 8.0 a few months ago, I wanted to check out the new product, Red Hat 8.1, destined to be released sometime in the next one or two months. I downloaded and installed the third beta of 8.1, codenamed Phoebe, and gave it a whirl. We will be featuring a full review when the final version becomes available, but here is a preliminary report on the current status, accompanied by three screenshots. Update: Added one more screenshot.
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erm, but there is a gpl version of Qt, and its whats used for KDE...
I beleive that the GPL version is *only* available for Linux. The GTK libraries are LGPL, which is why many GTK apps (GAIM, GIMP, etc.) have been easily ported to the Win32 platform, and also why Sun is using Gnome for Solaris. I haven't seen any non-commercial QT apps for non-Linux platforms because of the royalty issue.
This is mostly subjective, you say KDE is lightyears in front, I say Gnome/GTK+ is way better and more powerful
I'd hate to see this thread deteriorate into any flamefest about why RedHat backs Gnome over KDE. If you like KDE, you can still like RedHat too, I assure you. The FUD about it being crippled is ludicrous. If you like Gnome (which I really do), then you'll like how RedHat has made Gnome look and feel so sharp for 8.1. It's really impressive.