Future Directions

[Rathinagiri]

My sourceforge.net account id is srgiri. How to join?

[Roberto Lopez]

My sourceforge.net account id is srgiri. How to join?

I'm investigating it... later I'll post basic guidelines.

[Roberto Lopez]

My sourceforge.net account id is srgiri. How to join?

I've already added you.

[sudip]

Same question to Rathi. My SF id is sudipb. How can I join?

[Roberto Lopez]

Same question to Rathi. My SF id is sudipb. How can I join?

Done.

[mbelgrano]

i suggest see/join with a similar project
http://sourceforge.net/projects/hbqtcommand/

Well, thanks a lot for (y)our fantastic future plan Roberto.

I would also like to join hands for the multi-platform HMG. I welcome and wish to see this new dimension of HMG soon.

I think you had a better choice to choose QT over other tools (like GTK) after reading this: http://www.wikivs.com/wiki/GTK_vs_Qt

QT's LGPL allows to distribute the free version of QT along with non-open source applications, there by allowing us to create commercial applications too.

As I've already stated I like GTK more, but HBQT is officialy supported/distributed with Harbour. This is a HUGE advantage.

Regarding license, QT allows the creation of proprietary (closed source) applications if you link it dynamically with QT libraries, so you must redistribute QTCORE4.DLL and QTGUI4.DLL.

Marcos Gambetta noted me that redistribution of these DLLS are allowed by QT license, so, there is no problems about that.

QT is extremely high level compared to GTK, so, will be possible to anyone without C language and Operating system internals knowledge to contribute. This is very important to turn HMG 4 in a true collaborative project. Any average Harbour programmer with an idea, only should to review QT documentation to write the right code to enhance HMG.

Finally, because the structure of HMG OBJECTS will be very easy to exchange back-ends frameworks, so an alternative version based on GTK will be always possible, specially if Harbour officially supports bindings for GTK in the future.

[Roberto Lopez]

i suggest see/join with a similar project
http://sourceforge.net/projects/hbqtcommand/

Thanks for the info Massimo!