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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Member since:2005-09-21
"> darkside
hahahahaa! qt is not dark, " [/q]
Read again, he was talking about the OLPC, and by dark side he meant windows.
"GTK has its advantages (the license for example).
i dont see any underlaying advantages. if you want to write a freesoftware app with qt its cool and free. if you want to write a commercial app you pay a little (yes it is not much taking in to regard what the developer cost are for a commercial app). "
Don't have to tell me. I even own a Qt commercial license. But the GTK license is still an advantage over Qt. It just happens to be that it's not enough of an advantage to convince me to use it.
Member since:2006-02-25
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i dont see any underlaying advantages. if you want to write a freesoftware app with qt its cool and free. if you want to write a commercial app you pay a little
i dont see any underlaying advantages. if you want to write a freesoftware app with qt its cool and free. if you want to write a commercial app you pay a little
If you want people writing software for your platform, that pretty much sucks, because you are alienating a large userbase that doesn't wish to publish their code under the GPL and has no intention in purchasing a Qt License.
RE[2]: qt dark site, whahahaa
by leos on Wed 21st May 2008 03:34
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Member since:2005-09-21
If you want people writing software for your platform, that pretty much sucks, because you are alienating a large userbase that doesn't wish to publish their code under the GPL and has no intention in purchasing a Qt License.
That would be the common myth, but so far there really isn't any evidence for it. Maemo is built on GTK, yet there is not much (any?) 3rd party commercial development for it. Also, Qt allows you to use many free software licenses (BSD, Apache, etc) for your code even if you don't buy the commercial license.
RE[2]: qt dark site, whahahaa
by deviceguy on Wed 21st May 2008 19:58
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> darkside
hahahahaa! qt is not dark, it's opensource, run by a really nice group of _people_ that have been very supportive to the freesoftware movement. you make it sound like it is microsoft. shame on what ever being that calls a useful gpl code producing entity 'darkside'.
i think qt is a good thing for opensource, and opensource mobile, it's a pity it didn't became the standard in the first place.
> GTK has its advantages (the license for example).
i dont see any underlaying advantages. if you want to write a freesoftware app with qt its cool and free. if you want to write a commercial app you pay a little (yes it is not much taking in to regard what the developer cost are for a commercial app). with the money trolltech^H^H^H^H^Hnokia actually does something: they develop the most kickass cross platfrom toolkit available. i only see everyone benefit here.
i dont work for troll^H^H^H^Hnokia, i do code some kde app, i did try gtk and gnome development and based on experience with the two of then decided to develop my app on qt/kde as it develops a lot faster for me.