On Fri, 2010-04-30 at 16:54 +0200, Murray Cumming wrote: > On Fri, 2010-04-30 at 15:47 +0100, Jamie Bennett wrote: > > On Fri, 2010-04-30 at 16:28 +0200, Murray Cumming wrote: > > > On Fri, 2010-04-30 at 15:18 +0100, Jamie Bennett wrote: > > > > So is the 'be-all-and-end-all' criteria that mobile Linux GTK app's > > > > need > > > > to run on Harmattan? Nokia's push has been indeed immense but GTK on > > > > their devices is slowly dying in favour of QT so any push in this > > > > direction seems somewhat short-sighted. > > > > > > I don't know. I think that's the point of this money from Nokia. > > > > > > Even if it isn't, GTK+ apps on Harmattan is doable, though they would > > > never be quite right. So it seems very worthwhile to let our apps at > > > least run reasonably on a (probably) widely-distributed consumer > > > hardware platform, without people having to reinstall their entire OS. > > > > But the point is that Nokia and GTK are set to split up. Targeting their > > devices may not be such a good idea especially as they are enforcing a > > 'MeeGo Compliance' test > > I haven't seen any real description of any such thing, other than in > terms of the Meego trademark. Please enlighten me. From what I understand and from talks I have attended, a MeeGo compliance test will ensure that the UX (user experience) will be to a certain level. Carrying specific packages and more importantly using them will gain the 'MeeGo Compliant' endorsement. Of course, what Nokia, Intel and their working groups deem as appropriate for this compliance test is their call, hopefully with influence from the community. > > which may or may not include/exclude GTK. > > But they have said that they want GTK+ to be community supported. So > it's not at all likely that they will ban GTK+ apps from being installed > on Maemo devices. That's not their track record either. Sure, but lets see if the OVI store will carry and promote none-QT apps. > [snip] Regards, Jamie. -- Jamie Bennett www.linuxuk.org
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