Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-programming (38 mails)

["Kelly L. Fulks" <kfulks@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wednesday 11 December 2002 11:48, DJ wrote:
> KLF> Thus if you are planning on programming "open source" software,
> KLF> on any platform other than Linux, Qt isn't likely to be involved.
> KLF> I appreciate TrollTech providing their software for Linux to us
> KLF> for free, but I sure wish that I could have gotten it for Windows
> KLF> as well.
>
> Borland offers and Open Edition of Kylix. But it looks like only the
> Linux part is open, you need to purchase the C++ Builder or Delphi on
> the Windows side. Argh! I wonder if the church purchases the software,
> if you'd get a nonprofit discount. There are some sites that only sell
> to educational institutions and nonprofits. Or, maybe you could find a
> friend to do the Windows part...
>
> "Borland® Kylix™ 3 Open Edition delivers an integrated ANSI/ISO C++ and
> Delphi™ language solution for building powerful open-source
> applications for Linux,® licensed under the GNU General Public
> License"
> http://www.borland.com/kylix/open/index.html

This is the same as Qt.  I can develop on Linux for free, but need to deploy 
on Windows as well.  I am sure that the church could purchase the software 
and get a discount on it, but this project really doesn't have a budget.  
Thus free is necessary for development and "open source" is my way of giving 
back to those that provide what I need.

I guess that this is a peek into the future of what could be for Linux.  If 
Linux becomes popular enough to be the primary OS, then we will have trouble 
getting some of the free tools that we are accustomed to having while we are 
using "the young upstart OS".
-- 
Kelly L. Fulks
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