Date: Sun, 01 Nov 1998 14:42:23 -0500 From: Drew Baxter <netmonger@genesis.ispace.com> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com>, grog@lemis.com (Greg Lehey) Cc: tlambert@primenet.com, 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: <4.1.19981101144057.00a425e0@genesis.ispace.com> In-Reply-To: <199811011941.MAA23590@usr05.primenet.com> References: <19981031113411.W5846@freebie.lemis.com>
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At 07:41 PM 11/1/98 +0000, Terry Lambert wrote: >> 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. > >By all means, let's artificially limit the number of applications >that appear to run on FreeBSD by imposing political agendas >unrelated to the agenda of FreeBSD advocacy, and unrelated to >as yet unresolve court decisions. > >Not. > > > Terry Lambert > terry@lambert.org I'd rather live on the assumption that Internet Explorer has not invaded the UNIX world. even if they are on Solaris. That way we can leave the whole Microsoft channel out of the mix altogether and live in a life of Happy Little Trees and the wonderful world of Not-Microsoft. --- 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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