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Story: KDE getting ready to go native on Windows
Posted by: Gary Varga (Monday 14 February 2005, 3:15 PM)
Are members of the Open Source community really suggesting that it shouldn't be ported because of political reasons?
Surely this is totally against the principles of Open Source!!!
If I want to run a particular operating system then it is none of their business. If I want to run a particular Open Source application on it then either their may be an existing port or I can port it myself. Of course the port would then be available to others.
The complaints of these individuals runs against all that the Open Source community works for. As a small (or tiny) IT company owner I have to consider the options very carefully. The consequences of being tied in to software too deeply is not good. If the Open Source community is going to pick on a particular platform or technology then I am disinclined to use it.
I don't want anti-Microsoft sentiment. I want solutions.
There is no place for technological religion in my IT world.
Full Talkback thread
Story: KDE getting ready to go native on Windows
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If you really want Posix for Windows.: http://www.... Jeff Lewis -
History repeating itself ...
To those advocat... Gregory L. Marx -
I look at it from the other point of vie... David Wright -
There are a few *HUGE* differences betwe... Richard June
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I can't argue with your 2nd and 3rd... Gregory L. Marx -
I don't remember OS/2 *EVER* d... Richard June
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Well, I know OS/2 didn't get m... Gregory L. Marx
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I definitely agree that the availability of c... Michiel Wittkampf
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When I was young, similar things happene... Chevalier Dr Dr Ruediger Marcus Flaig
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SFU -- Shut the F**K up? Cozminsky
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So I hope to be able to use http://www.reactos.com... Jamie Borg
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I thing that it's great for projects like REA... Anonymous
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The availability of cross platform applications ha... BD Phillips
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As a small office desktop user our 'training'... Anonymous
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Linux needs more, better drivers. Not Windows hel... michael howard
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Possible shortsighted comments by KDE developer?
I... Brett Kislin
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I have to disagree.
Our company is a Windows-only... Anonymous
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Isn't the point of the GPL to provide the freedom... Anonymous
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Having the only ports of great free software has n... Tobias Cohen
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I would disagree, as a very loyal Windows user, th... Jon D.
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Are members of the Open Source community really su... Gary Varga -
Making free software available on Windows alt... Larry Gearhart
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I was using Windows for a long time. I w... David
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These people who whine about "If all the good soft... Matt
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I like pizza Jo Jo
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To those who think allowing developers to do nativ... Anonymous
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>My wife is now a Linux user, and the only
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The point all depends on your perspectiv... Anonymous
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Raptorhead.com sells open source apps for Windows... Anonymous
