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Re: KDE Announces Launch of the KDE League
by Bero on Thursday 16/Nov/2000, @10:32

The Qt 1.x license (not 2.x, not QPL) was actually a bit of a problem, because it didn't allow the code to be modified.

I personally think that gtk's API is a pain, and therefore it wasn't the right way to go, but the idea of a really free desktop was right. If I had been in control, I would have pushed a really free Qt workalike to run KDE with.
I guess some people's dislike for C++ was the primary reason they decided to do something completely different.

As for RH joining the League, I'm trying to convince those in control to do just that, but I have no idea whether or not I'll have any success.
If you have any good arguments I should pass along, feel free to let me know. ;)

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Re: KDE Announces Launch of the KDE League
by ac on Thursday 16/Nov/2000, @11:31

If I had been in control, I would have pushed a really free Qt workalike to run KDE with.

and did you remember when main kde coders say that they are _not_ interested in a free Qt workalike when asked if they would switch to it?
so, IMHO, your pushing at that time would have been a waste of time, I think ...
These really were the days..

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