Date: Fri, 30 Oct 1998 20:42:54 -0500 From: Drew Baxter <netmonger@genesis.ispace.com> To: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>, Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com> Cc: wes@softweyr.com, scott@dcs.qmw.ac.uk, licia@o-o.org, jcwells@u.washington.edu, advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Internet Explorer and UNIX Message-ID: <4.1.19981030204247.00a943d0@genesis.ispace.com> In-Reply-To: <19981031113411.W5846@freebie.lemis.com> References: <4.1.19981030193231.00a6baf0@genesis.ispace.com> <199810302303.QAA11237@usr05.primenet.com> <4.1.19981029184530.0097e790@genesis.ispace.com> <199810302303.QAA11237@usr05.primenet.com> <19981031110058.V5846@freebie.lemis.com> <4.1.19981030193231.00a6baf0@genesis.ispace.com>
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At 11:34 AM 10/31/98 +1030, Greg Lehey wrote: >On Friday, 30 October 1998 at 19:34:26 -0500, Drew Baxter wrote: >> At 11:00 AM 10/31/98 +1030, Greg Lehey wrote: >>> On Friday, 30 October 1998 at 23:03:51 +0000, Terry Lambert wrote: >>>>> Oh and at the same time, kudos to Netscape, since we don't see Internet >>>>> Hygenist (er Explorer) being ported to anything but Mac and Windows. I >>>>> personally hope it stays that way as well. >>>> >>>> Actually, you can download it for Solaris from the Microsoft >>>> Internet Explorer WWW site. >>> >>> I don't think we should certify pirated software. >>> >>> Greg >> >> IE for Solaris isn't pirated. > >Yes it is. > >> and I paid 10 bucks for my copy of Solaris (directly from >> SUN).. However if you are trying to be creative in saying that IE >> stole Netscape's code (which is valid in many respects), then ignore >> my response :) > >I don't think that's being creative. We don't know how much Netscape >code is in IE, but Microsoft has abused Java code in there in >violation of the licensing restrictions. In my book, that's piracy. > >Greg Well I didnt know. --- Drew "Droobie" Baxter Network Admin/Professional Computer Nerd(TM) OneEX: The OneNetwork Exchange 207-942-0275 http://www.droo.orland.me.us My Latest Kernel: FreeBSD 3.0-CURRENT (ONEEX) #14: Mon Oct 19 22:36:58 EDT 1998 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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