Well I really dont want to critize GNOME developers for working on free software, paid or not. But GTK is still perceived as a more universal toolkit than &quot;just GNOME&quot; and this might be a time-consuming surprise that hits application developers<p>furthermore it is still advertised like this as well (from gtk.org):<p>What is GTK+, and how can I use it?
GTK+, or the GIMP Toolkit, is a multi-platform toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces.<p>Where can I use it?
Everywhere! GTK+ is cross-platform and boasts an easy to use API, speeding up your development time.<p>from my point of view, this is not exactly true anymore ..