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[ale] a rundown on the KDE/Apple collision
- Subject: [ale] a rundown on the KDE/Apple collision
- From: jimmyc at speedfactory.net (Jim Philips)
- Date: Wed May 18 10:00:57 2005
Kurt Pfeifle has posted an insider's view of the train wreck between Apple and
KDE developers over Apple's use of Konqueror's code base to create its own
browser, Safari. There has been lots of misinformation in the press, because
reporters love smackdowns. But I think this posting gives a good picture of
what can go wrong when open source developers collaborate with those who work
for a company.
The rundown is here:
http://www.osviews.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=4400