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Subject:    Re: [kde-promo] Novell comments on the future of KDE in SuSE
From:       Karl-Heinz Zimmer <khz () kde ! org>
Date:       2003-11-05 7:28:47
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On Mittwoch, 5. November 2003 07:30, Navindra Umanee wrote:
> George Staikos <staikos@kde.org> wrote:
> > To quote Novell's Vice President of R&D:
> > http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=84723&cid=7393279
> >
> > "Yes, we will still support KDE on SuSE. However, we hope to use
> > this opportunity to provide Linux developers and ISVs with a single
> > stable platform for desktop application development."
> >
> > Also see the quote from Miguel, CTO of Novell:
> > http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=84723&cid=7393029
> >
> > If I read this correctly, they intend to phase out KDE support on
> > SuSE, or make it an option/add-on.  I guess some people have to
> > result to sucker punches when they can't win the fight any other
> > way.
>
> Yes, I believe you are correct.  Ximian has a strongest possible
> foothold at Novell already and is pretty much lobbying to have KDE
> sidelined: the default desktop on SUSE will likely be changed and
> developers/ISVs are to be discouraged from targetting the KDE
> development platform.
>
> I have written Nat for confirmation of the above.
>
> > Is there anything we can or should do to respond to this
> > announcement?  (Not on slashdot of course.)
>
> Do we have any SUSE contacts?  Have they made any arrangements at all
> with Novell to make sure that KDE is not sidelined in the above
> manner?  Maybe we can encourage SUSE to exert some pressure from their
> end.

I am not sure if us addressing SuSE people could change anything since:

*  SuSE knows exactly about the quality of KDE and the reasons why
   users prefer it over other way of organizing their desktop.

*  If SuSE had whished to ask Novell (or make them sign something
   on this) ragarding to continuation of KDE's role in the Distro
   they surely would have done so.

*  The fact that Novell told the world "Yes, we will still support KDE
   on SuSE. However, "(...) to me shows that either SuSE was not
   successful in trying to open Novell's eyes - or that SuSE did not
   even try.

*  So asking SuSE /now/ would be just a vaste of time - at least IMhO.

Karl-Heinz

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