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MiniGui, GPL'ed Qt/Embedded Alternative

Posted by michael on from the smaller-than-your-average-gui dept.

joshmccormack writes "MiniGui, a GUI for embedded Linux devices that offers a GPL alternative to QT/Embedded and other embedded guis has become a 'stable, viable alternative,' according to a recent Linux Devices article. Lots of screenshots on their site, including PDA apps, a web browser and a virtual console."

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  1. wow by spoonist · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    www.minigui.org must be running on a uClinux-based web server! There are only four comments here and the site is already Slashdotted.

    Go here for the Google cached version.

  2. Re:GPL by Lumpy · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    So don't expect any PDAs with GUI based on MiniGUI. An LGPL licence would have been much more suitable for MiniGUI.

    are you a complete moron?

    Qt is NOT under the gpl. it's a modified gpl that will NOT allow me to make a commercial open source application without paying gobs of money to them.

    minigui allows me to make a completely open source commerical application. I can SELL it and make it open source... (OMG! what a CRAZY idea!)

    so YES it will be used. I can keep my device drivers closed and open source everything else thus making my linux based compu-toaster a hot selling product that sells for less because I dont have to pay lots of $$$ per toaster to Trolltech.

    and if some hacker makes his toaster into a mp3 player... who cares, he voided the warrenty.

    Only people that have no clue about embedded systems and making a real product would make comments like yours.

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