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Re: Konqueror Gets Activ(eX)ated
by Metrol on Tuesday 10/Jul/2001, @08:11
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I find this post insulting. It's exactly this kind of flame thrower silliness that builds up over time to cause some of the most talented developers to throw up their hands and just give up. I further hate the fact that I'm getting sucked into replying to such a troll.
To your first point, the complaint you're getting at there should instead be directed to the Wine, not KDE folks. Unix applications are supposed to build from other widely supported libraries, and Wine certainly fits that description.
Second point: KParts is for connecting information paths within KDE applications. Where exactly do you get the notion that ActiveX is somehow to be used to fit that role? I can only assume that you decided to make that up as you went rolling along.
Last point: I don't believe that there are 2 billion Chinese in the world, as none of them are in my house at the moment. That's the logical equivalent to your suggestion that Shockwave isn't a popular technology.
It's this kind of mindless venom that does far more harm to open source software than anything Microsoft's PR department can come up with. Browser plug-in support is a huge hole for the *nix desktop, and these guys are well on the way of filling it. On top of that, they did so in a way that both stays true to the GPL, and the proprietary licenses of the plug-in creators. This is an accomplishment worthy of high praise, yet here I am instead responding to a troll. |
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