KDE 4...

[Ric Moore]

On Fri, 2008-05-16 at 19:00 -0700, Bruce Byfield wrote:
> On Fri, 2008-05-16 at 03:12 -0400, Ric Moore wrote:
> 
> > 
> > I think that Fedora may be giving KDE more loving attention now that
> > Mono is potentially on the legal ropes, which Gnome uses/doesn't use/may
> > use ...it's confusing to me. There's been some controversy over Mono and
> > ties to the Evil Empire. KDE might be the answer to that problem, if we
> > need to get rid of Mono completely with short notice and it is found to
> > have tainted Gnome. Even Beagle got mentioned. 
> > 
> > http://www.linux.com/feature/21338
> > 
> > Interesting read, and it's about the most unbiased I've found. OTOH,
> > there are some sites really raising hell ...FUD? I dunno. I'm not a
> > legal expert nor am I tuned into the "inner-sanctums" of how it all
> > works. Just google on "gnome mono microsoft" if you really want to see
> > some raves on the topic. But, none have mentioned KDE as possibly
> > "tainted", so there is that! :) Ric
> 
> I don't see the need for Mono, and I'm not defending it. 
> 
> However, if you check the date on the article you link to, you'll notice
> that it's six years old.
> 
> Since then, nothing in the discussion about Mono has really changed. The
> same arguments against it get revived periodically, that's all. But, so
> far as I know, Mono is neither more nor less "on the ropes" now than it
> has been in the last six years.
> 
> As to exactly how much that actually is -- well, your guess is as good
> as mine. GNOME obviously isn't too worried, and Mark Shuttleworth
> recently issued a statement saying that he saw no reason for concern.
> 
> I think that part of the reaction to Mono is part of that same knee-jerk
> reaction that happens whenever anything related to Microsoft gets
> mentioned. That reaction makes it very hard to decide whether there's
> any real cause for concern.

I believe that. But, it'll sure as heck be interesting to see what shoe
M$ drops on us in the future. That there will be one is beyond doubt to
me, from everything they'll pulled in the past. Ric

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