Date: Mon, 2 Nov 1998 08:04:13 +1030 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com> Cc: netmonger@genesis.ispace.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: <19981102080413.G19187@freebie.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <199811011941.MAA23590@usr05.primenet.com>; from Terry Lambert on Sun, Nov 01, 1998 at 07:41:50PM %2B0000 References: <19981031113411.W5846@freebie.lemis.com> <199811011941.MAA23590@usr05.primenet.com>
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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.
> Not.
Not for the first time, you're missing the point.
Greg
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