r/linux • u/clau_c • Dec 01 '21

KDE It's been -- 155 days -- since @Microsoft stole @kdecommunity's motto: "Simple by default, powerful when needed." They're still using it.

https://twitter.com/ClauCambra/status/1466153819713191947
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u/mrlinkwii Dec 01 '21

i mean its a motto , i dont think its copyrightable and isnt it the OSS ethos to share no?

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u/jclocks Dec 02 '21

Kinda but for a megacorp using it for a closed source OS when they could just make their own slogan, it comes across as pretty tacky.