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List:       mozilla-general
Subject:    Re: To give you an idea of QtScape code...
From:       Chris Toshok <toshok () netscape ! com>
Date:       1998-04-12 2:09:18
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Alex wrote:

> On Sat, 11 Apr 1998, Edward S. Marshall wrote:
> [...]
> > > > One proprietary scheme is enough for me. I wish the GTK bunch the best
> > > > of luck in their porting efforts.
> > >
> > > And GTK isn't proprietary? Hrm.  Where can I find source compat. GTK
> > > alternatives?  Thought so.
> >
> > I'm not advocating the abandonment of Motif. It's in there. So be it...at
> > least there's an open alternative. I'd rather see new interface efforts
> > moving toward toolkits that fit the spirit of the licensing that Netscape
> > released under, such as GTK's license.
>
> Well, I on the other hand, really welcome a toolkit that's as clean and
> easy to use as Qt.  I think that using C toolkits for these purposes is a
> bit awkward.

> > And where can I find a source compatible Qt alternative, open or
> > otherwise? Thought so.
>
> Harmony/FreeQt is underway (although this is far from an endorsment).  I
> don't have any idea how far along it is though.
>

And what does this tell us -- that the original version of Qt lacks *something*
that the free software community wants.  It also tells us that gtk also already
possesses this *something*.

Chris

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