Canonical and Shuttleworth add Qt to Ubuntu Linux

[Dotan Cohen]

On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 11:07, Basil Chupin <blchupin at iinet.net.au> wrote:
> Want to start a fight in Linux desktop circles? Say, loudly and obnoxiously
> that Qt, the programming libraries behind the KDE desktop, are better than
> GTK+, the libraries backing GNOME. Or, vice-versa. Either will work. Now,
> though, Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Canonical, Ubuntu’s corporate big
> brother, is bringing Qt software to Ubuntu, long a GNOME stronghold.
>
> So far I haven’t heard any shouting from the programmers’ corner, but give
> it a minute.
>
> Shuttleworth made the announcement writing, “As part of our planning for
> Natty+1 [Ubuntu 11.10], we’ll need to find some space on the CD for Qt
> libraries, and we will evaluate applications developed with Qt for inclusion
> on the CD and default install of Ubuntu.”
>
> http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/canonical-and-shuttleworth-add-qt-to-ubuntu-linux/8102
>

Qt is very common. Common apps such as VLC, Google Earth, Anki, and
Opera are written in Qt. The Qt Firefox port has just been restarted.
Qt runs on Linux, Mac, Windows, Symbian, Meego, and others while
providing native-looking widgets in each environment. It provides all
sorts of helpful non-GUI functions, such as time functions. The only
advantage that GTK has over Qt is that it was open source first.

Flame away!

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