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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: QT for Windows released under GPL
From:       Alexander Neundorf <neundorf () kde ! org>
Date:       2005-02-07 18:46:05
Message-ID: 200502071946.05519.neundorf () kde ! org
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On Monday 07 February 2005 17:47, kde-devel-request@mail.kde.org wrote:
> Will the GPL version of QT for Windows make KDE/Win32 more likely - and
> will it do more harm than good?
>
> Looking at the recent LinuxQuestions.org Members Choice Awards[4]
> multi-platform applications like Firefox and Thunderbird did extremely
> well. Someone even asked how many of the voters actually run these programs
> under Linux - this in mind, would it hurt to have KDE applications for
> Windows as well?

Firefox, Thunderbird, OOo, Eclipse, so yes, IMO it will help KDE apps, e.g. 
kdevelop.
And Qt GPL for Win32 will definitely make this much more likely.

Bye
Alex
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