Not a bash, just the facts

[Eugene Vilensky]

On 3/25/06, Kenneth P. Turvey <kt-usenet at squeakydolphin.com> wrote:
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> On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 17:09:50 -0500, Eugene Vilensky wrote:
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> > "
> > I think we are really minimizing what Sun has to lose.  Microsoft already
> > tried the "embrace and extend" nonsense with Java.  Why would anyone think
> > it wouldn't happen again with a GPL'd Java?"
> >
> > Because its GPL.
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> All that means is that they would have to release the source to their
> Windows only extensions.  It doesn't prevent the incompatible and highly
> marketed fork.

Ah, you mean the .NET CLR?  Heh, I keed I keed.