From kde-core-devel  Tue Aug 26 14:16:02 2003
From: Maksim Orlovich <mo002j () mail ! rochester ! edu>
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 14:16:02 +0000
To: kde-core-devel
Subject: Re: Software patent protest, could kde participate ?
X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=kde-core-devel&m=106190779709427

> Sorry to reply to this, but I think this deserved a reply.
> 
> I think SW Patents are contrary to the goals of the KDE project, and
> we should voice this concern, even if some people don't agree...  
> 
> There are also people who think that the GPL is a bad license, and we
> keep offending them too, because the GPL alligns with the goals of the
> KDE project.

Last I checked KDE did not force anyone to license apps with GPL, nor made
statements advancing goals of the FSF. And I am pretty sure that a large
portion of KDE people will say that they do not agree with its goals, but
just use it for practical reasons. So I think you just underscored Andy's
point.