Обсуждение: wxWidgets?
Anyone notice that wxWindows now seems to be called wxWidgets? A letter from Microsoft perhaps? Regards Dave.
Dave Page wrote: >Anyone notice that wxWindows now seems to be called wxWidgets? A letter >from Microsoft perhaps? > >Regards Dave. > >---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- >TIP 7: don't forget to increase your free space map settings > > It seems you might be correct! http://www.wxwidgets.org/name.htm Nick
Dave Page wrote: >Anyone notice that wxWindows now seems to be called wxWidgets? A letter >from Microsoft perhaps? > > I didn't bother you about that deeply, indeed there was a letter from M$ in AUGUST secretly to two wx people, which agreed with M$ without sufficient notice to the community to cease the name wxWindows. Robin Dunn, the owner, handed over the domain to M$, and Julian Smart signed something that he personally won't use the name any more (and obtained money of unknown anmount). Objectively, there's absolutely no reason to cease using that name, with that document or without (as even a core developer admits), but the domain is gone. There was harsh discussion about the openness of that project, and I wasn't the quitest about that. I suggested to rename to wxJulian, but he decided to use wxWidgets(Yes this doesn't read as 'the community elected that name') While the discussion was at its top, Julian commented on some discussion mails he didn't like as "making me vomit". I'm still out of words (at least out of polite ones). Regards, Andreas
> There was harsh discussion about the openness of that project, and I > wasn't the quitest about that. I suggested to rename to wxJulian, but he > decided to use wxWidgets(Yes this doesn't read as 'the community elected > that name') "wxWidget" is part of the secret code which allows the Queen to buy a hot pizza and get it delivered by 007 in person. The first "w" means small, the second "W" means "hot pizza". "wxJulian" is already the code which triggers the lauch of nuclear missiles. By not choosing it, Julian saved the world and we should be greateful to him. Cheers, Jean-Michel