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Re: QT 3.0 and tests



Hi Shlomi,

Well, lets say it like this..

If a software vendor wants to write a simple application which will be 
supported with bidi/hebrew  and with C language (I donno about the gtk 
2.0binding with other languages) - then the upcoming GTK 2.0 will surely fit 
the bill. Add Pango (which, if I understood correctly would come with GTK 
2.0) and you get even Nikud (Dov's work), Anti Aliasing etc - which should be 
sufficient for some simple programs..

Now - if that software vendor wants something with more features and 
capabilities (starting from direct FTP/HTTP support, Signals/Slots, Database 
connectivity, and tons of other features that GTK alone doesn't have) - then 
I would suggest him to seriously look at QT 3.0.

Just to make my point a bit clear - allow me to demonstrate the point in real 
life here in Israel, with MS products..

If you hire a programmer to write a simple application for a video store to 
store all the customers, video/DVD names, payments - then for a small store - 
the MS Access should fit the bill pretty nicely..

Now - try to do the same thing with a full chain of video stores which stores 
all the data on few servers in central place - then you either go with the 
sane way (Oracle, DB/2, Informix) or you take MS SQL, but you definately 
won't use Access internal DB.

So, as you see - different solutions for different needs - both GTK and QT 
can live quite nicely..

> The problem is that with Qt 3.0 those applications will need to be
> distributed with a license that is compatible with either the GPL or the
> QPL. And some vendors desire that even those simple applications not be
> o-s. They could pay about $2000-$3000 for Troll Tech, but they would
> probably want to use Gtk+ instead. Using Perl or Python (or Ruby, or
> whatever that is not compiled) for such things is ideal IMO.

$1100 per developer (before negotiations - I've seen some customers who 
managed to lower the price to $700). Regarding Ruby - you can try the new 
BlackAdder which is the first app that supports Ruby both on it's Windows & 
Linux versions (it's commercial and it costs $50).

Hetz

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