Re: (OT) Nokia Buys Trolltech

In <qpb175-s1c.ln1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Walter Mautner:

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Looks bad for KDE and the German developer community still relying upon QT
then. They are probably too pissed off by the closing of their cellphone
production plant there, for a move to Bulgaria.

Possibly; I myself don't know any specifics about the KDE/Qt impact.

But I had similar qualms when Novell bought SuSE; I said then I hoped the
dumbass Merkin pointyhairs wouldn't wreck SuSE. IMO, they did, especially
after the Novell/M$ Axis Nonagression Bogopatent Pact (November 2006).

OTOH, Nokia's the 800 pound gorilla in the red-hot mobile market. To move
into GPL/FOSS/Linux like this is a subtle but important clue to everybody
interested in Nokia's plans and the future of mobile platforms.

And possibly most importantly, Monkey Boy's likely to pitch a fit. Again.

JMO; YMMV...

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