[dundee] Linux on the desktop

[Andrew Clayton]

On Sun, 2004-01-11 at 03:46, Mark Harrigan wrote:

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> There is however a framework for linux that does slot in with this
> idea of a wide variety of functionality in one easy to use place,
> QT. I would still agree with him as QT isn't ubiquitous enough to
> compare with the closed platform's guaranteed availablity of
> frameworks, but glibc/QT/and one of dotgnu or mono or java sounds like
> where we should be aiming to compete properly.

The main problem with Qt (other than C++) is its licensing, AIUI, you
can't make commercial apps with Qt unless you pay fees to TrollTech.
This is the main reason that Bruce Perens went with GNOME for UserLinux.


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> Mark Harrigan


Andrew