Re: The KDE Free Qt Foundation (fwd)

[Joel Dillon <emily cornholio new ox ac uk>]

On 9 Apr 1998, Russell Nelson wrote:

> Joel Dillon writes:
>  > Shows we (the free Qt /Harmony project) are doing some good. I think
>  > this is in response to a thread on kde-licensing which showed the
>  > trolls we're serious about cloning Qt.
> 
> It costs them nothing, and gains users no freedom, as long as they
> stay in business.

  True. The point is that if/when they go out of business, Qt won't
disappear or be bought by a more hostile commercial company. Which
is an improvement, even if a distinctly minor one.

	Jo