KDE Founder Receives Highest German Honor 142
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Jiilik Oiolosse writes "KDE founder Matthias Ettrich was decorated today with the German Federal Cross of Merit for his contributions to Free Software. The Federal Cross of Merit is both the most prestigious as well as the only general decoration awarded by the Federal Republic of Germany. It is awarded by the Federal President for outstanding achievements in the political, economic, cultural, and other fields. Matthias was awarded the medal in recognition of his work spurring innovation and spreading knowledge for the common good."
Ha (Score:5, Funny)
Kongratulations! (Score:5, Funny)
Hmm... (Score:4, Funny)
Posted from Konqueror.
Re:Ha (Score:5, Funny)
Actually, Miguel de Icaza has already received one of the highest American honors: a corporate vice-presidency.
Runner up (Score:5, Funny)
Wait, what? (Score:4, Funny)
The Federal Cross of Merit is both the most prestigious as well as the only general decoration awarded by the Federal Republic of Germany.
Wouldn't that also make it the least prestigious general decoration?
Re:Wait, what? (Score:5, Funny)
Wouldn't that also make it the least prestigious general decoration?
Better than a coat of paint.
The bad news (Score:3, Funny)
He received it as a plasmoid and it crashed his desktop. But it looks nice.
Re:Runner up (Score:0, Funny)
Don't you mean Konsolation?
Re:Ha (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Ha (Score:5, Funny)
On the other side of the fence (Score:4, Funny)
On other unrelated news, Miguel de Icaza was given the Golden Windows medal by Microsoft's Steve Ballmer, for his outstanding job at undermining Free Software principles, and destroying Linux from within.
Re:Ha (Score:2, Funny)
He also got the Golden Wall and Fence medal from Ballmare. For supporting windows and gates.
Re:not that happy (Score:3, Funny)
Are you a fucking retard? C and C++ are bad languages??
Only from an engineering and systems design point of view. Otherwise they're fine.
Shh! Don't mention the flamewar! (Score:1, Funny)
I know mailservers that died in the great flamewar of '98. I think they are still a bit sensitive about it.
Re:For me, there are no Big *Two.* (Score:3, Funny)
Fwiw, my gf and my work boxes run 3.5.10
Dude. You just referred to your computer as your girlfriend. In public. That's too geeky, even by my standards.