Hello all,

I would like to pose a question to all involved in this forum relating to the recent acquisition of Nokia by Microsoft.

How much input does Trolltech still have in KDE development? We all know that some time ago Trolltech was acquired by Nokia, which was not so much a big deal but with the purchase of Nokia by Microsoft what does that mean for us who use KDE on a daily basis?

I apologize if I seem to be a conspiracist, but I believe it is another attempt by MS to become a monopoly situation yet again. Agreed that Nokia has faced troubled financial woes in recent years however watching MS processes in recent years with Mr Balmer at the helm they have tried some very underhanded means to force Linux out of the environment.

I can see the future of KDE in some dire straits within the next couple of years if MS are permitted to make changes to iron-clad agreements.

Linux is my primary platform as is KDE my desktop of choice, due to its stability and features. I do not want to have to use Gnome, I am sorry Gnome users it is just my preference. I can see my freedom of choice being threatened by a corporate entity, and that is not right!

I guess you're referred to Qt, the framework used by KDE software? Qt is currently owned by Digia and under open governance. See e.g. Wikipedia for more information.

Even if something were to happen to Qt, there's the KDE Free Qt Foundation: http://www.kde.org/community/whatiskde/ ... dation.php

In short, I doubt the recent business between Microsoft and Nokia is going to affect KDE much.

Thank you for that information, I spend so much time working I rarely have a chance to keep up with all of the events.

I use Linux on a daily basis, at this time I am running PCLinuxOS FullMonty64 and obviously a slight change of the distro desktop I have it pretty much how I like it! But I see the acquisition of Nokia as a potential threat by MS to an individual's choice.

Don't get me wrong, MS has it's place but I honestly believe they have to either provide a patch to their approach to UEFI or recall every single license of Windows 8.x until they fix their blunder. Balmer really f!#ked up this time, he authorized the method employed for UEFI trying to gain a monopoly for the company yet again.

The method which has been developed by a number of people to get around it the secure boot still relies on MS security features. This is wrong! It is the individual who reserves the right to operate a computer which way they choose, not be dictated to by a corporate conglomerate only interested in boosting their coffers!