John Aldrich wrote:
>
> On Wed, 07 Jun 2000, you wrote:
>
> > Good example, I dual boot (spending 90% of my time in Linux) my primary
> > home machine. Sometimes (I do web apps/database integration ect) I need to
> > work with a client who uses some ActiveX control like Crystal reports...
> > damn no compatibility. Maybe Mozilla could pour a little WINE in...
> >
> ActiveX is proprietary, M$-Windows ONLY crap. IT would be
> NICE if M$ would release the standards so that other
> operating systems and browsers would support it, but AFAIK,
> unless Judge Jackson's ruling holds, we're SOL!
> John
I certainly hope that ActiveX isn't ever supported under Linux; ActiveX
is a security nightmare of unimaginable proportions and the fact that it
is as popular as it is shows rank stupidity, not only on the part of
Microsoft, but on the part of many others who should probably know
better.
For what activeX has a right to solve, Java is a better solution; for
things like fully automatic updates of your system directly from your
browser without extra intervention . . . good riddance.
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