From linux-kernel  Tue Jul 14 17:06:53 1998
From: Richard Stallman <rms () santafe ! edu>
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1998 17:06:53 +0000
To: linux-kernel
Subject: Re: Linus Speaks About KDE-Bashing
X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=90222185632274

      Because Qt sets a trap for free software developers in
    > a way that most other proprietary programs do not.

    How is this different from writing free software for, say, MS Windows?

There is a certain amount of similarity: if people design their free
software to use the features of MS Windows, it will be useless to us.
But there are also major differences.

One difference is that MS Windows doesn't run on a GNU/Linux system.
So there's no danger that people will make non-free GNU/Linux systems
by adding MS Windows to the system.

Another difference is that everyone in our community is aware that MS
Windows is not free software.  The widespread anger and disgust that
people feel towards Microsoft also helps people resist the the idea of
switching to MS Windows.


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