Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Thu 13th Mar 2003 17:43 UTC
Editorial A KDE developer tipped me off to a recent thread discussed in the kde-core-devel mailing list regarding interoperability between KDE and Gnome. OSNews featured an interview with the usability experts from Gnome and KDE a few days ago and we expected that the spirit of co-operation would continue to get stronger every day. Luckily this is true regarding most of these developers, but not for all of them are sharing it. Here is a commentary on the issue followed by a summary of the long thread.
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FUD, the last resorce argument
by Elton on Thu 13th Mar 2003 20:27 UTC

Could you please _stop the FUD_ about GPL? You _can_ use QT GPL code to develop your in house app, I repeat, you _can_ use QT GPL code to develop your in house app. You don't have to share the code with Trolltech.
Read the GPL. You only have to share your code if you distribute it. And only to whom you distribute. (For example, your parent company).
So the GPL only affect companies that want to SELL software.

This almost make me puke. After years saying that KDE was not free enought (with good and bad arguments), people now are saying KDE is too free (with terrible arguments).

It is possible and safe to develop in house apps with QT. Know better before you start creating myths about a project so important as KDE is.

Give me a real life exaple why not.

Eugenia, what do you think?