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[Jonathan Meek <shrouded.cloud@xxxxxxxxx>]

Am I wrong in assuming the eventual goal is mitigating python (which is
inefficient) in favor of an all Qt-based Ubuntu that uses javascript (also
inefficient but has far more developers) or C++ for basic apps?

I know I've seen a lot of blueprints where things boil down to "get rid of
python in [x]" for resource conservation purposes. And I've had a dev hint
at the idea that the new toolkit will eventually work for desktop apps as
well. (I'm deliberately trying to make that statement more obtuse just in
case what *I* thought he said isn't what he meant.) This isn't to say that
python won't be supported, but I would assume things like python will be
relegated to second-party status as the toolkit shapes up and becomes more
robust?


On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 11:44 AM, Henry Gomersall <heng@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Given Ubuntu's commitment to "work to make every important API and
> framework within Ubuntu available from Python."
> (http://developer.ubuntu.com/resources/programming-languages/python/)
>
> Is there some intention of putting some resources behind making that so
> for Qt/QML?
>
> The development of PySide has recently stalled in the transition of Qt
> to Digia and is sorely in need of resources (which, no doubt, would be
> welcome). PyQt is not acceptable for many applications due to license
> issues.
>
> Perhaps someone knows what the plan is?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Henry
>
>
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