Quicksilver now opensource

[thelost]

I figured this might interest you guys, the guys who write Quicksilver have opensourced (http://www.tuaw.com/2007/11/06/quicksilver-goes-open-source/) it, the svn is here:

http://code.google.com/p/blacktree-alchemy/source



svn checkout http://blacktree-alchemy.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/ blacktree-alchemy


So, what is the potential for porting it to linux, using GTK for instance?

Please note that I am not a coder, so I am asking what others think.

[yatt]

Isn't this basically the same as katapult?

[bruce89]

Looking at the source, there is no indication on which licence it is under, and it is written in Objective C.

[everdred]

Looking at the source, there is no indication on which licence it is under.

Apache License 2.0, according to the Google Code page.



and it is written in Objective C

What does this mean, as far as Linux portability is concerned?

[ticopelp]

Yes! One of the programs I missed the most from Mac. Awesome.

[fifth_rune]

Isn't this basically the same as katapult?

No, QS has tons more functionality, it's not just a launcher or even a searcher. A full port would be awesome.

[thelost]

Isn't this basically the same as katapult?

Heh, it's what a program like Katapult dreams of being. This is one of killer apps that only the Mac has and every other platform has been trying (and failing) to emulate.

[graabein]

Never tried it, never even heard of it, but if it's that good it would be great to get a full port for GTK...

Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quicksilver_(software))

[dada1958]

Quicksilver is wonderful, I hope it will reach the Ubuntu desktop one day ... I like DesbarApplet and Tracker but the last one is having issues in Gutsy. Nevertheless they're surrogate compared with QS.

[bruce89]

What does this mean, as far as Linux portability is concerned?

Probably not much, that's what gobjc is for.

[Polygon]

whooo this program looks cool, yay for open source. Hopefully someone starts up a linux port soon ;)

[nic.hanno]

Yes, this would definately be very welcome... I think I remember reading somewhere that Katapult was actually inspired by Quicksilver...

Anyway, Quicksilver is awesome and if Ubuntu had it too, transitioning between OSX and Ubuntu would be so easy...

[davidsiegel]

I switched from OS X to Ubuntu and really missed Quicksilver so I started working on something similar for a school project. Until the Linux Quicksilver port is complete (don't hold your breath), take a look at: http://do.davebsd.com

[kevdog]

Wasnt quicksilver the names of a windows gui program that worked with mixmaster to allow for the sending of totally anonymous email??? I guess I must be confusing it with something else from the MAC world.