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KDE/QT on Microsoft Windows
by Marty Chapman on Thursday 08/Aug/2002, @23:25

I am very new to the Open Source arena, however, I know a good thing when I see it. My honest feeling is that all the bashers on porting KDE to Windows are not thinking clearly. They just have some unresolved issues and hatred toward Microsoft. The truth be told, the more Unix/Linux like OS/Applications ported to Microsoft Windows proves its power and flexibility, though somewhat still in its infancy.

KDE on Cygwin will be very rewarding in the years to come. Free Software, I believe, is slowly gaining wide acceptance in areas where Microsoft compatible applications are the standard. How wide spread is this? I can't say. However, KDE on Cygwin has/will open many opportunities for KDE application software developed under the Free Software umbrella. As more Free Software applications become more stable, you can be sure Microsoft applications will still exist and used by many, but will slowly be overlooked more and more when the price of productivity applications is the driving force.

KDE on Cygwin will/is the portal by which Free Software will become common place. Microsoft's (and its employees) only advantage is it had a head start on the Free Software community by many years, however, the Free Software advantage will be that of free software supporters from around the globe.

=>TTFN<=

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