Still, its not "fully" open source, you need the extjs (which is not) and extjs costs money as the previous poster stated. If you include extjs to your opensource project, it means your project isn't fully open source.
I would rather see a toolkit which is fully opensource like GWT. Where developers can contribute to it to make one awesome toolkit. Like a toolkit library. On Oct 20, 5:28 am, Alex Bertram <[email protected]> wrote: > Have been using GXT for about a year under the open source license and > haven't paid a thing... > > SVN access would be nice but so our app (in production) hasn't been > affected by the bugs. Have my complaints about the library, but do > have to say it makes UI development fast although you do have to work > to get beyond the bulky desktop look. > > Alex > > On Oct 20, 10:20 am, David Sanders <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > *crosses extgwt off list* > > > I love it when people cut through the bullshit... > > > 2009/10/20 [email protected] <[email protected]> > > > > Let me enlighten you guys. First of all ExtGWT is anything but free. > > > It costs $329 / per license. Moreover there is an annual upgrade fee > > > because they upgrade from minor versions to a major versions for no > > > apparent reason other than to charge an upgrade fee. For example > > > 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, 2.1 and then version 3.0 without any significant > > > features to justify this version jump. > > > > Now the $329 / license really doesn't get you much. Version 2.0 final > > > of ExtGWT was pretty much demoware with over 100 critical bugs. > > > Several months later several bugs have been fixed but license holders > > > are not entitled to the latest bug fix release of 2.0.3. You not only > > > need a license but you need a support subscription to download the > > > latest stable version. > > > > Seehttp://www.extjs.com/products/gxt/download.php > > >http://www.extjs.com/forum/showthread.php?p=393316#post393316 > > > > Basic level of annual support cost $300 / license / year. > > >http://www.extjs.com/store/gxt/ > > > > Bottom line : cost of ExtGWT is $629 / license / year. > > > > On Oct 20, 10:39 am, Alexandros Papadakis <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Looks like it... I have seen in their forums that there is a 2.0.3 > > > also... > > > > maybe in their trunk? > > > > > On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 2:33 AM, Josh Morris <[email protected] > > > >wrote: > > > > > > It looks like they are coming out with a new 2.1 release in November, > > > > > but they are not going to release 2.0.2. Is this a new practice? I > > > > > don't remember having to deal with this before. > > > > > > On Oct 19, 3:52 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > I been looking for a good library that is free. > > > > > > > Both of the 2 have different problems. Mian problem of smartgwt is > > > > > > it > > > > > > does not have a correct changehandler because it get fires while you > > > > > > type. > > > > > > > GXT have lot of random bugs and they claim to fix it and can only > > > > > > get > > > > > > the newer version if you buy their subscription. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Web Toolkit" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-web-toolkit?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
