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KDE Founder Receives Highest German Honor

Posted by Soulskill on from the other-than-beer dept.

Jiilik Oiolosse writes "KDE founder Matthias Ettrich was decorated today with the German Federal Cross of Merit for his contributions to Free Software. The Federal Cross of Merit is both the most prestigious as well as the only general decoration awarded by the Federal Republic of Germany. It is awarded by the Federal President for outstanding achievements in the political, economic, cultural, and other fields. Matthias was awarded the medal in recognition of his work spurring innovation and spreading knowledge for the common good."

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  1. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 5, Funny

    Comment removed based on user account deletion

  2. Kongratulations! by Penguinshit · · Score: 5, Funny

    My kompliments...

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  3. Hmm... by fuzzyfuzzyfungus · · Score: 3, Funny

    Shouldn't they have given him the German Federal Kross of Merit?

    Posted from Konqueror.

  4. Re:Ha by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Actually, Miguel de Icaza has already received one of the highest American honors: a corporate vice-presidency.

  5. Runner up by Capmaster · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is really just consolation for the Nobel Peace Prize he was supposed to win.

    1. Re:Runner up by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

      Don't you mean Konsolation?

  6. Wait, what? by Anonymous+Psychopath · · Score: 3, Funny

    The Federal Cross of Merit is both the most prestigious as well as the only general decoration awarded by the Federal Republic of Germany.

    Wouldn't that also make it the least prestigious general decoration?

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    1. Re:Wait, what? by icebike · · Score: 4, Funny

      Wouldn't that also make it the least prestigious general decoration?

      Better than a coat of paint.

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  7. The bad news by ChienAndalu · · Score: 3, Funny

    He received it as a plasmoid and it crashed his desktop. But it looks nice.

  8. Re:Ha by everynerd · · Score: 5, Funny

    I bet you're fun at parties.

  9. Re:Ha by straponego · · Score: 4, Funny

    QPLists? Fuck me. Say what you want about the tenets of the GPL, but at least it's an ethos!

  10. On the other side of the fence by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    On other unrelated news, Miguel de Icaza was given the Golden Windows medal by Microsoft's Steve Ballmer, for his outstanding job at undermining Free Software principles, and destroying Linux from within.

  11. Re:Ha by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    He also got the Golden Wall and Fence medal from Ballmare. For supporting windows and gates.

  12. Re:not that happy by Have+Brain+Will+Rent · · Score: 2, Funny

    Are you a fucking retard? C and C++ are bad languages??

    Only from an engineering and systems design point of view. Otherwise they're fine.

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  13. Shh! Don't mention the flamewar! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I know mailservers that died in the great flamewar of '98. I think they are still a bit sensitive about it.

  14. Re:For me, there are no Big *Two.* by Just+Some+Guy · · Score: 2, Funny

    Fwiw, my gf and my work boxes run 3.5.10

    Dude. You just referred to your computer as your girlfriend. In public. That's too geeky, even by my standards.

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