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Story: GNOME to fish in embedded Linux pond

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Posted by: Anonymous (Tuesday 11 October 2005, 1:04 AM)

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No FUD

As far as I can see, it is factually correct. You do need a paying license to develop software that is not GPL compatible for Qt. The cost is trivial for a larger outfit of course, but it is not cheap for a small shop (1-5 developers or so).

The perceived advantages to Qt over GTK is rather overstated. We have looked into both and the difference in "productivity" is just about negliglible. One toolkit has advantages in one area, the other in another. There is no clear-cut winner, development wise, but depends on your particular needs and priorities.

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