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KDE League .... Inc. No Longer?

Posted by chrisd on from the good-desktop-regardless dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The corporate status of the KDE League, Inc., was revoked earlier this year by the Delaware Secretary of State when it failed to file necessary papers and pay fees, according to this report in Linux and Main. In addition, the organization seems to have overlooked financial disclosures that are supposed to be made public under federal law. And asked about it, the KDE League's chairman, Andreas Pour, refused to comment." Update: You can read a statement from Andreas here that explains what's going on. Thanks to Thomas Zander for the update.

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  1. How dare The Delaware Secretary of State!! by Zapdos · · Score: 4, Funny

    Try to change the default way that KDE League, Inc does paperwork.

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  2. I bet... by Dethboy · · Score: 4, Funny

    The Delaware folks are Gnome fans...

  3. Bash Bash by Alsee · · Score: 3, Funny

    The corporate status of the KDE League, Inc., was revoked earlier this year by the Delaware Secretary of State when it failed to file necessary papers and pay fees

    Now if only Microsoft would forget to file some paperwork and pay a few fees.

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  4. How embarrassing!!! by pridefinger · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm so embarrassed for KDE I'm going to have to stop using it...Oh, wait...I'm using RedHat 8.0...It really isn't KDE anymore anyway...Nevermind...

  5. Sad news... KDE League found dead :( by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I just heard the sad news on talk radio. KDE League Inc. nonprofit corporation was found dead. Even if you didn't understand how the League was really supporting KDE, there's no denying its contributions to the promotion and development of free software. Truly an Open Source Icon.

  6. oh no! by gr8fulnded · · Score: 4, Funny

    The corporate status of the KDE League, Inc., was revoked earlier this year
    In a press release, KDE employees stated: "Ah Krap!"

  7. He's not just spinning this! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    I work for a company which has been subject to "administrative dissolution" for failure to make timely filings and fee payments. The only reason I even know this is that I'm the one who failed to file the forms :) Technically, we did not exist for almost a year, but the snafu was easily corrected by making the filing and paying late fees. We continued business as usual for the whole length of our ontological haitus. There were no bad consequences beyond a trip to the Secretary of State's office and a $20 late fee. I therefore find the implications of this "story" ridiculous, and Dre's response very reasonable.

  8. As a Delaware Resident.... by Aquitaine · · Score: 4, Funny

    To Whom It May Concern,

    Please convey my/our heartfelt apologies to the KDE League for this mix up. As many of you are aware, many corporations are headquartered in Delaware due to our tax laws and court system. This creates a burden on Delaware residents. In fact it creates a burden on all three Delaware residents. Just yesterday, I was talking with Ed, and he was trying his damndest (as usual) to attract a fourth resident, and he thought that some Linux news might be a good idea, since 'maybe we could get Delaware slashdotted,' and I had to remind him that Delaware already serves an honorable place in Slashdot as the dot.

    We were further upset recently when we realized that our third resident, the governor, had died in 1973.

    In closing, please accept the apologies of Ed and myself on behalf of the great state of Delaware -- the first state to sign the Constitution and the state that nearly everyone has 'driven through on the way to visit their parents.'