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  23 See also <a href="faq.htm">top-level FAQ page</a>.
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  26 <H3><a name="whatis">What is wxWindows?</a></H3>
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  28 wxWindows is a class library that allows you to compile graphical C++ programs on a range of
  29 different platforms. wxWindows defines a common API across platforms, but uses the native graphical user interface (GUI) on each platform,
  30 so your program will take on the native 'look and feel' that users are familiar with.<P>
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  32 Although GUI applications are mostly built programmatically, there is a dialog editor to help
  33 build attractive dialogs and panels.<P>
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  35 You don't have to use C++ to use wxWindows: wxWindows 1 has been interfaced to several interpreted languages,
  36 such as CLIPS, Python, Scheme, XLisp and Perl, and there is a Python interface for wxWindows 2.
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  39 <h3>Can I use wxWindows 2 for both proprietary (commercial) projects, and GPL'ed projects?</h3>
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  41 Yes. Please see the <a href="newlicen.htm">licence</a> for details, but basically
  42 you can distribute proprietary binaries without distributing any source code, and neither will wxWindows
  43 conflict with GPL code you may be using or developing with it.
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  45 The conditions for using wxWindows 2 are the same whether you are a personal, academic
  46 or commercial developer.
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  49 <h3>Is there support?</h3>
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  51 No official support, but the mailing list is very helpful and some people say that
  52 wxWindows support is better than for much commercial software. The developers are
  53 keen to fix bugs as soon as possible, though obviously there are no guarantees.
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  56 <H3><a name="users">Who uses wxWindows?</a></H3>
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  58 Many organisations - commercial, government, and academic - across the
  59 world. It's impossible to estimate the true number of users, since
  60 wxWindows is obtained by many different means, and we cannot monitor
  61 distribution. The mailing list contains around 300-400 entries which is
  62 quite large for a list of this type.<P>
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