The biggest issue for a software developer who hopes to create a product
with commercial value is which wodget toolset to use. If it were me, I
certainly would be more concerned about the need to license the widget
toolset before I was able to market my product.. The choice is not that
hard. GNOME/Gtk/Gdk - GNU vs QT and the Troll licence restrictions.
On Tue, 22 Aug 2000, you wrote:
> moin, moin,
>
> just ran into some interesting things about why KDE isn't included in
> debian and thought I'd pass on a few links for those who are concerned
> with the rights guaranteed by the GPL.
>
> http://slashdot.org/articles/00/06/06/135218.shtml, note the links to web
> pages with further info about the issue.
>
> http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-software-for-freedom.html, "free
> software" vs. "open source" from RMS, which has a link to the "free
> software" definition, http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html.
>
> http://slashdot.org/articles/00/06/13/1642213.shtml, 5th article down is
> further info from Dr. Günter.
>
> Just to provide more flame against KDE :),
> http://freshmeat.net/news/2000/06/17/961300740.html. Joseph has posted
> this story in many places in the last year or so.
>
> ciao,
>
> der.hans
> --
> # der.hans@LuftHans.com home.pages.de/~lufthans/ www.Opnix.com
> # It's up to the reader to make the book interesting.
> # An author has only the opportunity to make it uninteresting. - der.hans
>
>
> ________________________________________________
> See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail.
>
> Plug-discuss mailing list - Plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
--
Jim
Always practice safe HEX
(text/plain)