On Friday 24 August 2007 18:31:47 Carlo E. Prelz wrote: > Subject: Re: At the risk of being flamed : State of software > Date: ven 24 ago 07 05:53:43 +0200 > > Quoting wim delvaux ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > GTK ? GTK is a graphics library on top of which you desperately need a > > higher level of abstraction (e.g. WxWidgets). > > I used GTK, either directly from C or from its Ruby interface, so many > times now, without feeling any specific need for a further level of > abstraction. The Ruby interface defines objects for the various GTK > classes, but then it has almost a 1-to-1 correspondence between > function calls and methods. Flexibility is not negative: it offers > more opportunities.
have you ever tried using WxWidgets or Qt ? > > > Comparing with QTopia, if you look at all what has been acchieved with > > KDE : K3B, Amarok etc etc all great apps using a 'non free' but freely > > available high quality library... > > I believe you are welcome, even encouraged, to do your own port of > Qtopia for the OpenMoko phone, and distribute it. If you do it, and > you do a good job, many people who buy their phone could follow > appropriate instructions and be able to enjoy a Qtopia interface from > day one. Maybe someone might even provide the phones with Qtopia > pre-installed (I do not know about licensing though). > > But OpenMoko developers should have the right to choose the > development tools they prefer. It is they who have a lot at stake in > this project. The worse that can happen to you or me is that we won't > be able to play with a new gizmo. Sean, Mickey, and the rest of the > paid OpenMoko team are defining their future, while they put ideas to > test. Let them work the way they prefer. > > Carlo > > PS I see that the Greenphone is on sale at $695. Any direct > experience? Is it possible to have OpenMoko running on the Greenphone? _______________________________________________ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community