On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 10:27:14AM -0800, Bob Pawley wrote: > QGIS is written in VC++ of which I am not acquainted.
QGIS is written in C++. The "V" is not part of the language name, stands for "Visual" and identifies a proprietary [1] C++ compiler. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprietary_software QGIS can be built using any compliant compiler [2] [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_compilers#C.2B.2B_compilers QGIS is free software [3] [3] http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html Most QGIS developers use a free software compiler, often GCC [4] [4] http://www.gnu.org/software/gcc/ Nobody deserves to write or speak in a language which requires the use of a black box to interpret or run. --strk; () Free Hacker /\ http://strk.keybit.net/ _______________________________________________ postgis-users mailing list [email protected] http://postgis.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users
