From: Michal R. <mr...@kd...> - 2004-10-16 20:24:17
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Shawn K. Quinn, sobota, 16 pa=BCdziernika 2004 21:09: >I would certainly hope you plan to make sure that at least one of the >free (GPL) Java VMs can run the Java code. If not, then as far as I >(and a lot of other people) are concerned, it's no longer truly free >software as we have to run Sun's non-free Java VM to use it. We certainly will prefer if it runs on all possible Java VM. But as usual,= =20 this also depends on users - if someone will check and report problems (if= =20 any) we will do our best to fix them. >> We hope to provide fast, modern interface to all of Scid's features. >> We will also add new features. For now we want to keep original Scid >> database file format, extending it if necessary. >Keeping compatibility with the original Scid is appreciated. I >personally would also appreciate trying to keep as much compatibility >between Scid and the rewrite, and as well it would make much more sense >to call the rewrite something obviously different. We will use Scid database code, so compatibility should not be broken. Of=20 course, if we plan to enrich original format (e-books!), some changes may b= e=20 necessary - but this doesn't depend on GUI. >I think Shane will get better and return to maintaining Scid. Even if he >does not, whoever wishes to maintain the current Tcl/Tk version (which >I have grown used to, even though most of the other software I run uses >a Qt GUI) will appreciate having an unambiguous name to use to refer >to the project. =46rankly, I really don't care for the name now. Let's start to worry when = we=20 have something useful ;-) >If it matters, I honestly think portable C++ all around would be a >better solution. I will love to use Qt for developing Scid. Alas, Qt is not free for Windows= ,=20 so choosing it will either require buying a license (hardly possible) or=20 dropping Windows support (also out of question). I am not a Java admirer. But it is just modern tool, with decent tools=20 available for all major OSes, it is fast and powerful enough. And there is= =20 Ejner, who offered to use it to create Scid's GUI. So, from my point of vie= w,=20 GUI in Java written by Java professional is much better than Tcl GUI modifi= ed=20 and improved by Tcl novice, which I am. =2D-=20 Michal Rudolf |