From owner-freebsd-advocacy Sun Nov 1 14:03:47 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id OAA13679 for freebsd-advocacy-outgoing; Sun, 1 Nov 1998 14:03:47 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from Loki.orland.u91.k12.me.us (Loki.orland.u91.k12.me.us [169.244.111.67]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id OAA13672 for ; Sun, 1 Nov 1998 14:03:44 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from netmonger@genesis.ispace.com) Received: from Celeris (56k-port4017.ime.net [209.90.195.27]) by Loki.orland.u91.k12.me.us (8.9.1/8.8.8-Loki) with SMTP id RAA11793; Sun, 1 Nov 1998 17:03:17 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from netmonger@genesis.ispace.com) X-Server-ID: Loki.orland.u91.k12.me.us, OCSNet - Orland Maine USA X-Coord-Name: Drew "Droobie" Baxter, OneNetwork Exchange X-Coord-Addr: Droobie@Openlink.orland.me.us X-Coord-Pager: USA: 207-471-2719, http://pagedroo.orland.me.us Message-Id: <4.1.19981101170045.009a7ee0@genesis.ispace.com> X-Sender: netmonger@genesis.ispace.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.1 Date: Sun, 01 Nov 1998 17:01:09 -0500 To: Greg Lehey , Terry Lambert From: Drew Baxter Subject: Re: Internet Explorer and UNIX Cc: wes@softweyr.com, scott@dcs.qmw.ac.uk, licia@o-o.org, jcwells@u.washington.edu, advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <19981102083046.H19187@freebie.lemis.com> References: <4.1.19981101163444.00980100@genesis.ispace.com> <199811011941.MAA23590@usr05.primenet.com> <19981031113411.W5846@freebie.lemis.com> <199811011941.MAA23590@usr05.primenet.com> <19981102080413.G19187@freebie.lemis.com> <4.1.19981101163444.00980100@genesis.ispace.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG At 08:30 AM 11/2/98 +1030, Greg Lehey wrote: >On Sunday, 1 November 1998 at 16:35:04 -0500, Drew Baxter wrote: >> At 08:04 AM 11/2/98 +1030, Greg Lehey wrote: >>> On Sunday, 1 November 1998 at 19:41:50 +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. >>> >>> 1. This stuff doesn't run on FreeBSD. >>> 2. I don't care too much about court decisions. The evidence I've >>> seen leaves no doubt that Microsoft is in deliberate breach of >>> contract with Sun over the Java content. In my book, that's >>> piracy. >> >> Got a URL to show this? I'm suddenly interested.. > >The only one I have offhand is >http://www.sunworld.com/swol-03-1998/swol-03-microjustice.html. You >could also check the DOJ stuff, or go to Yahoo! and search for >Microsoft and Sun. This stuff has been all over the media for the >past year or so--where've you been? > >Greg Not paying attention to Microshaft, and not paying attention to Sun.. :-) Microsoft's in court for a ton of things, I tend to filter it out. --- 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