title: Best open-source, cross-platform, compiled, GUI alternative to Visual Basic?
body: <p>I'm about to write a little GUI app that will sit in the system tray, doing a little FTP and ODBC. </p>
  
  <p>I'd like to develop in Linux, if possible.</p>
  
  <p>What would you recommend?</p>
  
  <p>Thanks a bunch!</p>