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List:       kde-print
Subject:    Re: KDEPrint on other *NIX platforms.
From:       Chris Howells <chris () chrishowells ! co ! uk>
Date:       2003-03-24 21:40:58
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Hi,

On Monday 24 March 2003 21:21, Nick Bartolotti wrote:

> Does this mean that I can develop a KDE application on Linux, transfer
> the application source to Solaris, recompile, and it will run on Solaris
> with only the CDE (and possibly libraries for KDE) installed?

Yes, absolutely. You'll certainly need the Qt and the KDE libraries on the 
Solaris machines though. You don't have to be running KDE to run KPrinter 
though.

That's how must of KDE is developed; most developers use x86 Linux, a few 
FreeBSD or PPC Linux, but then bar a few minor portability issues it compiles 
and works on Solaris fine.

> What is the difference between GNOME and KDE?  Are they just different
> desktop environments?

BIG question ;)

Short answer: KDE is the oldest project and is written in C++ using the Qt 
toolkit. GNOME was started shortly afterwards by a few people happy with the 
KDE licensing (at the time, all resolved now). It's written in C using the 
GTK tool kit.

http://www.kde.org/whatiskde/

- -- 
Cheers, Chris Howells -- chris@chrishowells.co.uk, howells@kde.org
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KDE: http://www.koffice.org, http://printing.kde.org, http://usability.kde.org

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