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

[Erik Sigra <freeciv@xxxxxxx>]

"Gaute B. Strokkenes" wrote:
> 
> Erik Sigra <freeciv@xxxxxxx> writes:
> 
> > 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
> 
> Qt on Windows and other non-unix platforms is not free (speech or
> beer) or open source, so we can't use it (on Windows.)

OK You are almost right. The Windows version without X server would not be able 
to use a Free Qt client. But the Windows version with X server could use it. 
(Not that I care much about Windows.) For those who don't know, the relevant 
information is in point 13 in this FAQ:
<http://www.trolltech.com/developer/faq/free.html>