The fork Sodipodi -----Inkspace released (QT supported)

jcome

They want:

    * Full SVG (plus XML, CSS2) compliance
    * Core written in C++
    * Gtk-based user interface following the standards set out in the GNOME HIG
    * Emphasis on a small core plus modular extensions for features (a la Mozilla Firebird)
    * Open, community-oriented development processes that welcomes experimentation
    * Baseline is the Sodipodi-Hydra codebase
    * Removal of dead code

screenshot with my gnome2.5