Re: [OFFTOPIC] GTK and alternative GUIs and windowing systems
chip@atlantic.net
Wed, 11 Feb 1998 14:27:58 -0500 (EST)
According to Erik Corry:
> On Wed, Feb 11, 1998 at 12:57:51PM -0500, chip@atlantic.net wrote:
> > Troll lets you distribute patches. Granted, that's awkward, but
> > it works. [...]
>
> > I think what made Linux popular was [...] (2) a general
> > willingness to distribute binaries of various utilities,
> > lowering the hurdles for newbies
>
> Do you see a contradiction here?
I see a contradiction _if_ Qt stagnates without active development
*and* the trolls don't let it go so others can take over. It could
happen. I don't think it will; I'm comfortable (in theory) with using
Qt for free software.
--
Chip Salzenberg - a.k.a. - <chip@pobox.com>
"Nice shooting, Zanthar!" "Thanks, Denise." // MST3K
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