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Re: KDE Announces Launch of the KDE League
by Anonymous on Wednesday 15/Nov/2000, @07:26
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I expect that this would cause lots of troubles at Slashdot.
I we will get lots of flames in a short time, just like when the Gnome Foundation was announced.
But what does this differ from the Gnome Foundation?
Both are non-profit organizations (altough some ignorant Slashdotters claim that they aren't). |
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Re: KDE Announces Launch of the KDE League
by Shawn Gordon on Wednesday 15/Nov/2000, @07:38
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There is a hug difference between the two groups. The Gnome Foundation is a steering committee that controls the direction of GNOME. The KDE League is simply a single source PR organization (essentially) to promote KDE itself, there is absolutely no control over KDE development.
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Re: KDE Announces Launch of the KDE League
by Eron Lloyd on Wednesday 15/Nov/2000, @07:50
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Hello, Shawn. Even though it's still very early, could you give us a *hint* of what exciting things theKompany plans to bring to the table in regards to the KDE League? I know I for one am always wondering what next you are up to ;-).
Eron
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Re: KDE Announces Launch of the KDE League
by Shawn Gordon on Wednesday 15/Nov/2000, @08:51
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Our plan is to lend advice from the perspective of a small software company and what the League might do to help promote the KDE mindshare. I have a different perspective than many of the members, simply because we are smaller and younger. The meeting we had the other day to discuss it was very positive, I was quite impressed with all the members and there very good ideas and suggestions.
I really think this is a good thing and I'm proud to be a founding member.
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Re: KDE Announces Launch of the KDE League
by bart decrem on Wednesday 15/Nov/2000, @08:33
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People keep saying this and it's blatantly wrong.
The GNOME Foundation is run by a board of directors which is elected by the members of the GNOME community. Elections just ended and we had our first board meeting yesterday.
The corporations who are supporting GNOME are on an Advisory Board which has no decision-making authority whatsoever.
So the GNOME Foundation is NOT run by the companies on the Advisory Board.
If you go to http://foundation.gnome.org, you can read more about this.
Let me know if I can further clarify this.
Congratulations on the launch of the KDE League.
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Really?
by bruce on Wednesday 15/Nov/2000, @09:03
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The term adviser reminds me of the cold-war term "adviser", as in such-and-such third-world country had US/Soviet advisors.
In reality is that the corporate advisors can and probably will influence the decision making processes due primarly to the influence that these
organizations can exert. Pressure could include threatening to withdraw unless a certain agenda is followed.
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Re: Really?
by Anonymous on Wednesday 15/Nov/2000, @10:39
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And why should there be pressure?
It's not like that the companies can force the foundation to do something.
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Secret message from the CIA
by Chris Bordeman on Wednesday 15/Nov/2000, @12:28
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I strongly _advise_ you you keep your opinions to yourself, Bruskey! <g>
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Re: Really?
by Anonymous on Wednesday 15/Nov/2000, @14:40
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Same thing could happen on the League:
"If you don't do as we tell you, you won't get any publicity..."
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Re: KDE Announces Launch of the KDE League
by reihal on Wednesday 15/Nov/2000, @09:04
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Gnome have kommisars, KDE have bazaars.
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