Patrik Stridvall wrote:
>
> In what way does
> in itself hurt Linux if Win32 becomes the dominant GUI API instead
> of Qt or GTK+ or whatever?
For starters, Microsoft has total control over the Win32 API, and can
make it as Windows-friendly and Linux-hostile as they want to. If Win32
doesn't support an important feature (e.g. interfacing with the GNOME or
KDE panel), we have absolutely no leverage to get the API changed to
improve support for that feature. OTOH, GTK+ and Qt are better aligned
with the X11 API, and it's in their best interests to encourage native
support of such features.
IOW, the Win32 feature set does not map one-to-one to the X11 feature
set, so the Linux side will inevitably be short-changed.
John
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