Yesterday, I sent three postings to the list. None of them have appeared, so here is another try.
On Sunday 31 Aug 2003 1:54 pm, Kaj Haulrich wrote: > On Sunday 31 August 2003 08:10 am, Keith Powell wrote: > > On Sunday 31 Aug 2003 2:21 am, Kaj Haulrich wrote: > > > And here comes the bad news : Opera relies on the Qt > > > libraries from the Norwegian company Trolltech. Those are > > > the same libraries KDE relies on (hence the shared libraries > > > option). > > > > > > Some time ago I asked Trolltech about their alleged > > > connection with SCO. They didn't answer. However, the > > > allegations seem to be quite true - Google will confirm > > > that. SCO and Trolltech are in the same *Canopy*. > > > > > > So - now I have to reconsider. > > > > > > Kaj Haulrich. > > > > Does this mean that if we use KDE we are, in a sense, > > supporting SCO? Or am I being paranoid? > > > > As long as KDE is free (as in beer) I don't think it matters > much. And I don't think the fine people in the KDE project feel > comfortable about it - if they even know. > > But Opera isn't free. I guess they pay royalties to Trolltech, > thus supporting the Canopy group and SCO. Of course this is > peanuts only and a bit paranoid on our part. > > The SCOundrels can't fight IBM and the entire free world > simultaneously without support from a much stronger and > clandestine force : The evil Empire. > > So, before you scuttle KDE, Opera, Star Office et., etc., get rid > of any contaminated bits and bytes from you know who. > > Kaj Haulrich. Agreed!!!! I searched for, eventually found, and blew the cobwebs of my "You-know who"98SE drive the other week to use a program which I thought was better then the linux equivalent. Then I compared it with the Linux equivalent, and the Linux program was better. My memory was evidently playing tricks! Keith
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