Re: [OFFTOPIC] GTK and alternative GUIs and windowing systems

chip@atlantic.net
Wed, 11 Feb 1998 12:57:51 -0500 (EST)


According to Erik Corry:
> 1.32 will be totally useless for free software development
> the moment we start finding bugs in it or want to improve it.

Troll lets you distribute patches. Granted, that's awkward, but
it works. And besides, I have little doubt that a bunch of
free-software-savvy developers like the trolls would both
abandon Qt _and_ leave its license unchanged. I grant that it
is possible, but not likely enough to worry about.

> It was in a large part the license that was the attraction of Linux.

I think you are overstating the license issue. I think what made
Linux popular was (1) a charismatic, intelligent (not just in coding),
and personable leader; (2) a general willingness to distribute
binaries of various utilities, lowering the hurdles for newbies; and
(3) the appeal of the New Thing for neophiles. The political
correctness of its license drew the GNUnatic fringe, but not the masses.

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