Re: Debian packages and freedesktop.org (Gnome, KDE, etc) menu entries

[Colin Walters <walters@debian.org>]

On Sat, 2003-12-06 at 16:41, Marc Wilson wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 06, 2003 at 06:02:16PM +0100, Mathieu Roy wrote:
> > I remember about a message from a guy from RedHat saying more or less
> > that he see no point in supporting an environment/wm that do not
> > follow the new standards decided at freedesktop.org...
> 
> Just as a data point, you do realize that freedesktop.org is a wholly owned
> and operated subsidiary of RedHat, right?

That's simply not true.  Plenty of people contribute to freedesktop.org
outside of Red Hat.  I know a number of Debian developers who do, for
example.

> Oh, you don't think so?  Take a look at who their god-king is.  Take a look
> at where their mailing lists are hosted. 

You might notice that Red Hat hosts a lot of *other* mailing lists too:
http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo

And I suppose hosting say the BLinux list is all part of another
conspiracy?

> Then think about whether RedHat has a vested interest in *not* supporting
> anything that doesn't view the world the same way their annointed "God of
> the Desktop" does.

It's hard to try to take this seriously, but: what is this supposed
"vested interest"?

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