tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12366865.post4765595014692869537..comments2024-01-16T14:13:50.160+01:00Comments on all mine!: A quick one on Being FreeJos Poortvliethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05243886270488333877noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12366865.post-22105462411572823352010-05-03T15:28:45.948+02:002010-05-03T15:28:45.948+02:00hehe @ last Anonymous, funny, as non-native I hadn...hehe @ last Anonymous, funny, as non-native I hadn't noticed the weird name either... I will point it out to Mehrdad....Jos Poortvliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05243886270488333877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12366865.post-18982544969699184602010-05-03T04:49:47.232+02:002010-05-03T04:49:47.232+02:00Ive used it a few times but the name.....geez Luis...Ive used it a few times but the name.....geez Luis!!<br />I know it means something beautiful like sparrow or some flower in the native language but if its not the pre-teens aroudn the house, then its every person using my computer asking me what "Choke Co*k" does.<br />Im not an anglo freak, I like the fact that Gnu-Linux comes from people from all around the world and yes, there will be cases always like our asian friend whose very popular family name means penis in russian, its bound to happen but you cant tell me that no one told the author about what his apps sounds like.<br /><br />Like I said, cool apps for those who use Twitter-Identi.ca and Ive installed it for a few people who are newbs and all say "Love the program, adore the cute and visible green icon but can I not have the name appear in the title bar on top!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12366865.post-50537132206256730112010-05-02T11:04:43.162+02:002010-05-02T11:04:43.162+02:00@Tom we currently get donations, but indeed it'...@Tom we currently get donations, but indeed it's not promoted heavily. However, we are working on that together with KDE eV Board, and within a few weeks we'll be announcing The Solution ;-)<br /><br />@Alejandro: Indeed, you could've made a difference. Now $200 is not much in itself but you're not the only one thinking this way ;-)Jos Poortvliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05243886270488333877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12366865.post-54213165264973432882010-05-02T06:33:52.618+02:002010-05-02T06:33:52.618+02:00I've spent over the years a grand total of $20...I've spent over the years a grand total of $200 in proprietary software. What could have been done with those $200 pumping bugfixes in Free software? I think a lot more.<br /><br />I'll choose carefully next time when I invest in software.Alejandro Novahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10956440879688454310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12366865.post-45372335646038120202010-05-02T00:17:41.846+02:002010-05-02T00:17:41.846+02:00Hey Jos, I just checked out http://www.kde.org/com...Hey Jos, I just checked out http://www.kde.org/community/donations/previousdonations.php and then I read your blog post.<br /><br />The donation page is clearly too well hidden. I think every KDE.org page should have a little unintrusive donate button. Maybe decide on projects that need to tackled (porting, unsexy work, whatever) and then have a pledge like for Krita. People will give money when they get something in return (better performance, a feature, docs whatever.) Have something different every month. You could pay students that are rejected from GSoc with that money. Fedora did something like that this year.<br /><br />If KDE is getting less than a few Ks a months in donaton then the marketing team needs to do a better job (I will miss your comments on OSnews and LWN, though :P <br /><br />Next year there better be a KSoc, or else.<br /><br />Keep up the good work.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10566325100945295105noreply@blogger.com