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  1. tabs by cakoose · · Score: 1 · on Run Perl 6 Today: Pugs 6.0.11 released

    Tabs are not that bad; you just have to be more careful. If you can handle tabs consistently, then tabs are fine. (I happen to use spaces because I've gotten used to it, but spaces do have their disadvantages...)

  2. Re:Okay. by JabberWokky · · Score: 2 · on Announcing PHP-GTK
    So as I understand it then, you are free to choose either license?

    Precisely. The GPL prevents people from using Qt in projects that have NDA/propritary tech issues. That's a fact, even if you think that propritary tech is a Bad Thing.

    A good example is the Realaudio player, which uses Qt under the QPL. Real, for whatever reason, does not want to release source, so they have to pay and purchase Qt under the QPL. If they want to play by commercial rules, they have to pay by commercial rules.

    noatun, on the other hand, is GPL. As such, they use the exact same code[1] as Real, but they get it for free and their code must be Free (distributed under GPL). If they want to play by Free Software rules, they have to play by Free Software rules. :) (Well, they don't have to PAY).

    [1] Just to clarify, TrollTech does have other products, some of which run on top of Qt, which they sell as Qt Professional or Qt Enterprise. For instance, Enterprise has a portable networking module. In many cases, the features (like the networking module) are available in the equivelent KDE libraries (like kio) under the GPL. Not the /same/ code, just providing the same functionality.

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    Evan

  3. Re:Do something about it by Skeezix · · Score: 1 · on Miguel Says Unix Sucks!
    Whatever happened to that KDE & GNOME common component archetecure?

    You mean this? Well nothing is really being done, but people have begun talking about it. Perhaps now that Sun will be releasing Star Office under the GPL and it will be using Bonobo, maybe KDE and other projects will consider using it also. It's kind of a snowball effect, the more projects using Bonobo you get, the more you'll get.
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  4. Re:This is going to screw Debian, isn't it? by Habanero · · Score: 1 · on KDE And GNOME To Share Component Architectures?

    Here's an article you might want to check out.

    It's about using Bonobo in KDE, or at least merging Bonobo and Kparts.

    The plan is to either use Bonobo in KDE if it is sufficient, or for the developers of KParts and Bonobo to work together to create a new replacement
    See? No mention of GNOME using Kparts. It would never happen because Kparts depends on QT. But, Bonobo is toolkit independent.
  5. Just The Facts, Ma'am by alexburke · · Score: 2 · on KDE And GNOME To Share Component Architectures?
    Okay, the article linked to in the main story doesn't say much, but does contain some links which, if followed, have some *very* decent information about a possible collaboration between the KDE and Gnome camps.

    Here's to burying the hatchet:

    • Bonobo: the GNOME architecture for creating reusable software components and compound documents

    • KDE 2: An intro to the parts of KDE II like KParts and XMLGUI

    • Supporters of the KParts/Bonobo merger
    Most people I've spoken to are against Linux kernel/OS fragmentation, so what could be good about GUI fragmentation? I know KDE and Gnome are generally looked upon as mutually exclusive religions, but it *would* be nice to have the two work together.

    Just my $0.02...

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