> i am seeking nice tips and advise for any linux-based programming languages > to be used for creating GUI-based software > that can also manage TCP protocols. would like to create some kind of > TCP-based messenger type software. Try python, with wxpython. www.python.org wxpython.org Przemek -- AIKIDO TANREN DOJO (Warsaw - Poland) http://www.tanren.pl/ info: phone: +48506613147 (mon. - fri. 9 - 15) email: dojo@xxxxxxxxx