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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: QT for Windows released under GPL
From:       Thiago Macieira <thiago.macieira () kdemail ! net>
Date:       2005-02-09 15:46:24
Message-ID: 200502091346.36935.thiago.macieira () kdemail ! net
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Bobby wrote:
>The fact of the matter is that KDE on Win32 would most likely (in the
> short run) be GOOD for KDE.   More users, probably more developers, more
> bug reports, etc.. etc..   HOWEVER, KDE on Win32 is almost certainly NOT
> good for Linux/BSD.

It will not happen in the short run. The main reasons are:

1) kdelibs contains A LOT of Unixisms and X11-related stuff. That means 
kdelibs on Cygwin is not so difficult, but making a non-Cygwin (e.g., 
mingw32 or VC++) would be a lot harder.

2) lack of manpower. While I am sure there will be people willing to work 
on this, will it be enough to keep track of the pace kdelibs evolves?

3) KDE4/Qt4 schedules. With Qt4 being released, there is a lot of 
necessary adjustments to make KDE work, at all. And while this is the 
perfect opportunity to adapt to a new platform, I expect the complexity 
of doing to greatly impact on the Unix side.

Moreover, your very own argument that this would not be good for Linux/BSD 
platforms is a strong deterrent. We *want* people to use free software 
platforms. And as I said in another email, KDE's goal is to provide a 
desktop environment for Unix systems.

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