Thread: [Announce] Miniature chess for Maemo
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2011-09-26 , 16:06
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Originally Posted by geneven View Post
I suggested this in more or less the beginning of the original Miniature thread and that wasn't the last time. All one has to see is Xboard or Eboard or Scid or Blitzen or practically any of the non-N900 chess games in existence on FICS or ICC or any of the chess sites out there.
Yes, and we took your advice seriously. This is actually one of the reasons why mikhas and I focused on making Miniature play FICS games and forget about the rest while this first goal is not achieved.

As discussed many times, we believe that no Linux desktop alternative is suitable for a mobile device. "Keep the engine of XYZ and rebuild the UI" is easier said than done if you look the toolkits these great desktop apps are using. We decided to go for a contemporary Qt backend and a Qt Quick frontend opening the possibility to reach several mobile OS while keeping all the chances in the desktop too.