Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 25th Sep 2008 15:29 UTC, submitted by Guido
Imendio has released a binary build for the native Gtk+ Mac OS X port. It can be downloaded at the project's webpage. The installed frameworks can be used directly in the Xcode IDE and come with a project template that sets all the necessary flags and variables to build against them.
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RE[3]: If this looks native
by danieldk on Fri 26th Sep 2008 06:11
in reply to "RE[2]: If this looks native"
Member since:2005-11-18
"Actually, you may want to try Qt.
Qt's licensing is much more restrictive than GTK+'s though, especially with regard to using Qt in commercial software.
http://trolltech.com/products/qt/learnmore/licensing-pricing/licens... "
Well, it's just normal GPL, with an exception that allows use with some other licenses as well (some of which are normally incompatible with the GPLv2 or GPLv3).
Yes, if you want to develop proprietary applications with Qt, you have to pay a license fee. The TrollTechs^W^W^WNokia people need food on their tables as well. They used to have special license fees for start-ups and small businesses, and if it makes you or your developers much more productive, it's probably worth it.
This dual-licensing seems to work well, given the rapid progress that they are making:
http://labs.trolltech.com/blogs/
Of course, PyQt for proprietary software is a bit of a kludge, since you need to purchase a Qt license and a PyQt license it seems (it would be nice if you could just by a PyQt license which includes Qt).
Edited 2008-09-26 06:15 UTC
RE[3]: If this looks native
by segedunum on Fri 26th Sep 2008 10:45
in reply to "RE[2]: If this looks native"
Member since:2005-07-06
Qt's licensing is much more restrictive than GTK+'s though, especially with regard to using Qt in commercial software.
There's nothing saying you can't use the GPL for commercial work. You are as confused as an awful lot of other people over that.
I suppose the real question is, do you want to write proprietary software that actually works, looks good and that you can actually sell to people? I'm afraid you can't sell software based on what Imendio is doing at the moment.
Member since:
2007-03-25
Qt's licensing is much more restrictive than GTK+'s though, especially with regard to using Qt in commercial software.
http://trolltech.com/products/qt/learnmore/licensing-pricing/licens...