From owner-freebsd-chat Mon Nov 2 14:57:32 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id OAA21728 for freebsd-chat-outgoing; Mon, 2 Nov 1998 14:57:32 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from allegro.lemis.com (allegro.lemis.com [192.109.197.134]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id OAA21721 for ; Mon, 2 Nov 1998 14:57:28 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from grog@freebie.lemis.com) Received: from freebie.lemis.com (freebie.lemis.com [192.109.197.137]) by allegro.lemis.com (8.9.1/8.9.0) with ESMTP id JAA11612; Tue, 3 Nov 1998 09:27:21 +1030 (CST) Received: (from grog@localhost) by freebie.lemis.com (8.9.1/8.9.0) id JAA20731; Tue, 3 Nov 1998 09:27:20 +1030 (CST) Message-ID: <19981103092720.Y354@freebie.lemis.com> Date: Tue, 3 Nov 1998 09:27:20 +1030 From: Greg Lehey To: Mike Smith Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: The halloween document again. References: <23816.910008018@time.cdrom.com> <199811021447.GAA10912@dingo.cdrom.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.91.1i In-Reply-To: <199811021447.GAA10912@dingo.cdrom.com>; from Mike Smith on Mon, Nov 02, 1998 at 06:47:52AM -0800 WWW-Home-Page: http://www.lemis.com/~grog Organization: LEMIS, PO Box 460, Echunga SA 5153, Australia Phone: +61-8-8388-8286 Fax: +61-8-8388-8725 Mobile: +61-41-739-7062 Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Monday, 2 November 1998 at 6:47:52 -0800, Mike Smith wrote: > > He does have one good point; if Microsoft persist in their > already-manifest policy of "dec-commoditising" protocol information (as > a facet of using their monopoly position to control the market), then we > do face a truly desperate battle to continue to interoperate in a useful > fashion. Indeed. In fact, even if this document is a forgery, this particular issue remains valid. Greg -- See complete headers for address, home page and phone numbers finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message