explain exactly WHAT that has to do with this? Who gives a rats behind about Microsoft. (warning: irony)
-Andy On Thu, 2002-05-02 at 16:52, Michael McCallum wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > > I do that because I believe standards are essential - even if > > 'simpler' pet-solutions exist. Standards are the only way to > > get people to work togheter - and DocBook, HTML, XSLT are > > the standards. > > > Microsoft did not get where it was by using standards. It created things which were >easy for people to use > and they became the de facto standards. > > Tools that solve problems tend to be much more pratical than standards. > > My 2c > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org > > iD8DBQE80acSiVyQAvn9zYsRAg/OAKCJu8rBsnbsjzH3nbFGZ7YulbGCzQCfZsrB > 9/+5ItAUtqZsAAjOB8nMfzA= > =ImAW > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > -- http://www.superlinksoftware.com http://jakarta.apache.org/poi - port of Excel/Word/OLE 2 Compound Document format to java http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/bugParade/bugs/4487555.html - fix java generics! The avalanche has already started. It is too late for the pebbles to vote. -Ambassador Kosh -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
