[Gambas-user] LICENSE FEE

[Benoit Minisini]

On Friday 22 July 2005 11:19, BUDI ARIEF GUSANDI wrote:
> Fabien Bodard wrote:
> >Le Vendredi 22 Juillet 2005 06:31, Rob a écrit :
> >>On Thursday 21 July 2005 22:27, BUDI ARIEF GUSANDI wrote:
> >>>I can use Linux and Gambas and SQLite Free, no charge. But using QT
> >>>interface will cost some money for commercial app. So which one
> >>>expensive than making program in windows which only costs for USD
> >>>70 Windows OS License ? GTK is one thing to be considered as main
> >>>toolkit in gambas then since it's free as well. Just though...
> >>
> >>I have always found it ironic when people want to use free software to
> >>create non-free software, and I don't support doing so (if
> >>proprietary software authors would like their Gambas questions
> >>answered, I'll be happy to do so provided they pay me money like any
> >>of my other clients) but Gtk is an obvious answer to this.
> >>
> >>Whether it becomes the default toolkit in Gambas is really up to
> >>Benoit....  I prefer how Qt looks and acts, myself, but I wouldn't
> >>complain too much if Gambas moved in a Gtk direction as long as the
> >>Qt one is kept up.
> >>
> >>Rob
> >
> >why noot the both ? why not an ide with the ability to be qt or gtk ?
> >
> >Fabien
>
> Oh yes, of course both of them. Only GTK should be main Toolkit by
> default, since it's free. I dont think QT should be removed, it should
> still and always be there. No problem anyway...it's just an opinion,
> since we are in some free and commercial world ;)
>
> Budi
>

1) GTK+ *and* QT are both free software.

2) I know QT better than GTK+, but I want Gambas to be toolkit agnostic.  I'd 
like to have a GUI toolkit based on the Enlightenment libraries for 
example :-)

3) GTK+ has just a special licence that allows you to make proprietary 
software with it.

4) I am agree with Rob: if you want to make proprietary software, use 
proprietary tools. It sounds more logical, but you usually have to develop in 
the unknown with tools full of bugs and often no support :-)

5) What kind of proprietary software will you make ? Do you expect to sell 
thousands of copy without making support, like who we know ? Otherwise, if 
you have less clients, make the software free, and let them pay for the 
support.

Regards,

-- 
Benoit Minisini
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