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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: Name changes to X Applications?
From:       Waldo Bastian <bastian () suse ! de>
Date:       1999-11-08 9:54:29
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On Sun, 07 Nov 1999, Erich Forler wrote:
> > 1) Even with beta's sources have to be available
> 
> There's room for some interpretation in the licenses, but regardless, we did provide
> the source for the beta in response to community request.

So there are people who have actually _received_ the source by now?
*wow*
  
> > 2) It should also be apparent the idea of Open Source is not a
> > "we'll-release-after-we're-done" mentality, but rather
> > "we'll-release-as-we-go" so that people can test and change to make it
> > better.
> 
> I agree but there's a difference between when a single developer releases code and when
> a company releases code for a product. 

Yes, a single developer releases the source code as he should while a
company doesn't and hides behind his legal department.

Cheers,
Waldo

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