[Freeciv-Dev] Re: [ObjectCiv-devel] GUI

[Erik Sigra <freeciv@xxxxxxx>]

SamBC wrote:
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Erik Sigra" <freeciv@xxxxxxx>
> >
> > The release of Qt under the GPL changes this situation quite totally!
> There is no more moralic or legal issue with Qt whatsoever. Even Richard M
> Stallman has blessed it.
> 
> When did/does that happen? I had heard it was on the cards, not that it had
> come to pass...

Trolltech declaring that they have decided to license their next version, Qt 
2.2 under the GNU General Public License.
<http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2000-09-04-013-20-OS-LF-KE>
<http://www.trolltech.com/company/announce/gpl.html>

It seems to be ready now:
<http://www.trolltech.com/company/announce/qt-220.html>

Richard M Stallman's blessing:
<http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2000-09-05-001-21-OP-LF-KE>

> >
> > Qt would give portability to many platforms, se:
> 
> Doubtles true, I quite agree...

Here is the online reference documentation:
<http://doc.trolltech.com/>

Qt seems to have everything that Freeciv needs:

"a highly optimized 2D graphic area called QCanvas" (with support for tiles):
<http://doc.trolltech.com/canvas.html>

"The network module offers classes to make network programming easier and 
portable":
<http://doc.trolltech.com/network.html>

Internationalisation (i18n):
<http://doc.trolltech.com/i18n.html>

"The Qt Designer is a visual design tool that makes designing and implementing 
user interfaces a lot easier":
<http://doc.trolltech.com/designer.html>

"The XML module provides a well-formed XML parser" (maybe for rulesets and 
savegames in a distant future?)
<http://doc.trolltech.com/xml.html>

With Qt, Freeciv could use the same client on: 
          AIX - 3.2 or later. 
          BSDI/OS - 2.0 or later 
          DG/UX 
          Digital UNIX (OSF/1) - 3.0 or later 
          FreeBSD - 2.1 or later 
          HP-UX - 10.20 or later 
          Irix - 6.x. 
          Linux 
          NetBSD 
          OS/2 (with XFree86) 
          QNX 
          SCO UNIX 
          Solaris - 2.4 or later 
          SunOS - 4.1 or later 
          Windows 95 
          Windows 98 
          Windows NT - 4.0 or later 
          XLib on Windows

Trolltech claims to have tested Qt with the following compilers:
          Borland C++ - Windows 95/98/NT 
          Comeau C++ - Linux 
          DEC C++ - Digital UNIX (OSF/1) 
          GNU gcc / g++ / egcs - most platforms 
          Hewlett-Packard aCC - HP-UX 
          Hewlett-Packard CC - HP-UX 
          MipsPRO - Irix 
          SunPRO CC - Solaris 
          Visual C++ - Windows 95/98/NT 
          IBM xlC - AIX 

(Lists from <http://www.trolltech.com/products/platforms/>)