[vox] Interest in KDE talk?

[Charles McLaughlin]

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>>Also, since the Linux desktop project has decided to
>>abandon KDE because of the cost associated with QT,
>>would you be able to give an update on what Trolltech
>>and the KDE team are doing in reaction to this challenge?
> 
> 
> I'm also only vaguely familiar with this, and I thought that they said
> they WEREN'T actually abandoning KDE, after all.  (Statement by Perens,
> I think?  I'd need to dig that up, too.)
> 
> Also, can you clarify... by "cost" do you mean monetary (price) or some
> other cost (like size, complexity, etc.)?
> 

I think the cost concern is that Trolltech requires you to buy a license 
if you want to develop QT apps for other platforms.  GTK is gpl/free on 
any platform.

I've also read that SCO owns a percentage of Trolltech... probably 
doesn't mean anything, but still doesn't sit well with me.

Charles