> On Tue, 2005-05-24 at 12:37 +0100, Milver Nisay wrote: > > 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. There are a lot of possibilities here. Java is a good one for this type of application. http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/ There are a couple of free IDEs: NetBeans Eclipse