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UserLinux Will Support KDE

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the thank-goodness-for-that dept.

kollum writes "Bruce Perens has revealed that UserLinux will now support KDE commercially. It seems there is a demand for a KDE plan afterall."

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  1. The article has confused wording by mjrauhal · · Score: 5, Informative


    This is not about UserLinux including KDE
    or supporting it. This is about Perens LLC offering
    support for UserLinux with KDE added on for paying
    customers. Perens has always maintained
    that this is an option for any support provider,
    as any support provider may offer support for,
    say, UserLinux with MySQL added on.




    This also means that a service provider supporting UserLinux
    does not have to support KDE (or MySQL for that
    matter) to live up to their advertising.

  2. Re:Perens LLC by _Pinky_ · · Score: 5, Informative
    I'm just guessing all this animosity toward Bruce is done without the recollection of how much he has given back to the opensource community...
    • He co-founded the Open Source Initiative with ESR..
    • He was a primary author of the Debian Social Contract..
    • He helped introduce Linux into the main stream corporate world by being a Linux proponent at HP.
    • He stood his ground, touting Linux over Microsoft, with disregard toward his employment with HP...
    • He routinely has showed up any SCO claims...
    • He often posts here on slashdot!
    • And, my favorite, he authored ElectricFence, which many of us have used...


    And there are probably many, MANY other contributions he has given which I have overlooked..

    So please, do give some consideration toward what he has done for all of the Linux community...
  3. Re:Nothing new here by TrentC · · Score: 5, Informative

    You seem to be confusing "Bruce Perens notes that he has a customer who wants a UserLinux system with KDE, which he will provide" with "UserLinux will offer both GNOME by default and KDE as an option".

    This is not a change for the UserLinux project. GNOME is still the only officially supported desktop environment for the project, and Perens has said all along that providers using UserLinux can customize the distro however their customers want.

    Jay (=

  4. Re:QT license issues by tackat · · Score: 5, Informative

    > As a software developer, you are better
    > with Gnome or Microsoft than with QT.

    This would be correct if the cost of the Qt license would actually matter compared to the benefits you get by actually using Qt.

    In reality the licensing costs for Qt are being weight out by the advantages that you get when using Qt and amortize within less than a month.

    Just guess why companies like Adobe, Ati, Boeing, BP, Daimler Chrysler, Disney, Fujitsu, General Electric, Hitachi, Honda, HP, IBM, Intel, Motorola, NASA, NEC, Samsung, Sharp, Shell, Siemens, Sony, Toshiba, Toyota are actually using Qt already for their products.

    > But if you want to see Adobe Photoshop on Linux, ... you are wrong concerning this as well.
    Adobe already _does_ use Qt for their Adobe PhotoAlbum and there are rumors that they will use it for their other software as well.

    Tackat