Date: Sat, 24 Jan 1998 02:14:32 +1100 (EDT) From: Darren Reed <avalon@coombs.anu.edu.au> To: jmb@FreeBSD.ORG (Jonathan M. Bresler) Cc: danny@panda.hilink.com.au, AdamT@smginc.com, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, sef@kithrup.com Subject: Free netscape - good or bad ? Message-ID: <199801231527.HAA10770@hub.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <199801231458.GAA08114@hub.freebsd.org> from "Jonathan M. Bresler" at Jan 23, 98 06:58:39 am
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In some mail from Jonathan M. Bresler, sie said: > > even without source code people have devoted time and energy > to finding bugs in the java virtual machine. with source code > available and a commitment to implement fixes, security will be > greatly enhanced. > > corporations and financial institutions will find this > very attractive. to counter, microsoft would have to create > a high quality product.....something the "regents of reboot" > have never done. I beg to differ. If Netscape no longer participate in the product, then that is good for Microsoft - the Netscape browser becomes yet another shareware/freeware product with no real support, etc. Granted not everyone thinks like that but some people DO. Darren
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