“Over the last few weeks I have addressed licensing and
usability issues with GNU/Linux desktops. One of the points raised
against my arguments had to do with the need for companies
providing Free Software to make money, namely, the need for
Trolltech to make money. It is with the greatest irony that I now
find myself discussing one of the new features in KDE 3.5 (although
not exclusive to KDE) intended squarely at preventing some from
receiving their dues.“For my entire time in the GNU/Linux world,
I’ve made it a habit not to run pre-beta code.
I just do not get along well with it…”
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