Re: Desktop

[Brian Sea <sea umr edu>]

GNOME was created as an aternative to KDE because of the "license-issues" 
of the latter.  I can't talk for other developers but I don't like seeing
a "backbone" library(QT) of a GUI in complete control of a company that can
turn on the Open Source initiative on the moment they feel that OSS is no 
longer profitable, or in their best interests.  This is why GNOME was 
created.

I would like to think we have gotten past the QT license, though many 
haven't. But the fact remains that a company holds the rights to a 
backbone library.  To me, this is unacceptable, and thus GNOME will remain.
Besides I feel that diversity and options are a Good Thing.  Without it, 
another Windows(tm) might pop up.  Both are wonderful projects and will 
continue to improve(hopefully).

A movement to make the two totally compatible has been started, but 
because of the deep rooted incompatibilities in either GUI I feel that it 
will fail.  Unless some *major* headway is make between the two groups.

QT was chosen by the KDE group for their own reasons, ask them.  I'm sure 
they'll gladly tell you :-)

--sea

On Mon, Jul 24, 2000 at 11:11:17PM +0200, Jan Sarenik wrote:
> Hi !!!
>    Maybe I am one of a thousands of people, who are asking:
> why is there GNOME and also KDE ? Why aren't you cooperating.
> You have beautifull desktop enviroments, but is someone
> of you bad ? --> maybe someone of you want only get the
> customers and then will start with making commercial apps ...
> If it is not true, what I am talking about, let me know
> 
> >>> Why is KDE buit on non-free library Qt ???