[dundee] Linux on the desktop

[Jonathan Riddell]

On Sun, Jan 11, 2004 at 01:29:56PM +0000, Andrew Clayton wrote:
> On Sun, 2004-01-11 at 03:46, Mark Harrigan wrote:
> 
> [snip]
> 
> > 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, 

Other than C++?  Perhaps you think C is a good language for Object
Orientated software?  Nooo, that would be rediculous!

> AIUI, 

Whit?

> 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.

You can make commercial applications with Qt without paying fees to
TrollTech, they just have to be licenced under the GNU GPL (or QPL).

But can you name me one commerical and/or proprietry GTK application?
(There are precicely two, both of which pretend to be Free Software.)
There are many commercial and proprietry Qt applications, the cost of
a proprietry licence from TrollTech is very small compared to
developing an application.

Jonathan