There are those who would have you believe that Michael Soulier wrote: > Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2000 17:48:01 -0400 (EDT) > From: Michael Soulier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Debian Users List <debian-user@lists.debian.org> > Subject: RE: Debian Gnome vs. Helix Gnome > > On Fri, 15 Sep 2000, Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote: > > > gnome in debian came from gnome.org, not helixcode. > > Yes, my terminology was incorrect, but the question stands. If > gnome is running the gnome project, but helix is extending it, what's the > current status between them? Does helix have commercial interests that I > should avoid? I find the information on their homepage a little scarce. > > Mike >
They hope to eventually make money off of services: http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/236/business/A_user_friendly_face_lift_for_Linux+.shtml Plus, you have to trust them in that the sources that they put up are the ones that they use to build the binaries. I do, but there are some people who insist on compiling everything themselves.
