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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: Gnome story has hit slashdot...
From:       Andreas Pour <pour () mieterra ! com>
Date:       1999-05-20 21:31:00
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Waldo Bastian wrote:

> Matthias Ettrich wrote:
>
> > Isn't it strange? Developers of both teams try to work
> > more closely together on a technical level and their
> > self-appointed leader tries as hard as he can to make
> > that politically impossible for the KDE team without
> > losing face.
> >
> > I'm still in favour of working with them to some degree,
> > mainly for the benefit of linux users in general.
> > However, if Miguel continues with his flames and the
> > gnome developers don't oppose to his behaviour, we have
> > to assume that he actually represents their attitude or
> > at least the attitude of their majority.
> >
> > When we are forced to draw this conclusion, I'm done
> > with cooperation. It's always a nice feeling to be
> > ethically on the right side but that doesn't imply
> > that we have to behave like martyrs.
> >
> > I'd say it's up to the gnome developers now, to either
> > pull Miguel back in line or drop him.
>
> I don't like playing political games and I am always a
> great proponent of working together with people on the
> basis of mutual respect. Unfortunately I haven't seen
> much respect from "the leader of the GNOME project" so
> I would suggest that either the GNOME people replace
> their leader with someone who shows somewhat more respect
> for other software developers or that we, as KDE, start
> ignoring GNOME completely and just continue building the
> best desktop around.
>
> KDE has a very good market postition so we really don't
> have to care about GNOME. It's just that it hurts our
> users who want to run GNOME-applications next to KDE.

The best desktop will win.  If KDE works with Gnome apps, but Gnome does
not work with KDE apps, people will run KDE, it's as simple as that.
Please don't let Miguel's immatute comments prevent us from making the
best desktop there is, that would be succumbing to him.  We show we are
stronger and better by ignoring his mean-spirited remarks and
concentrating on what's important -- continuing KDE as the best
desktop.  I mean, who cares what he says?  Just pretend he does not
exist, that is the best approach to people like him.

Regards,

Andreas Pour

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