On Tuesday, December 10, 2002, at 07:24 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
So we can fix them, or remove the parts that lead to vendor lock-in. For example, I always wanted the source to VisualC++ so I could fix their project file. Instead of some stupid proprietary binary that was almost self-corrupting, I wanted to switch to a readable (fixable) text format like XML.
Micael,
I am sorry that you think of yourself as one to be believed as
dim-witted, because I know that I never inferred anything of the sort. Do
you have some issues you would like to talk about?. Isn't it ironic how
everyone continues bash MicroSoft because they make such horrible products,
yet everyone wanted the sourcecode released. If it is such garbage, why
would anyone want it??? <clip> God, some people! <clip>
Same with Excel - I used to do real-time financial market data stuff, and we had such problems with Excel sometimes WRT real-time updates via DDE. Now, I think Excel is one of their finest products (that and Intellimouse...), but we had needs that the average user didn't, and were happy to extend the thing if we could...
As for my comments being worth the time saying, you and James did read
them and feel a need to respond. So maybe they were worth it after all.
Aaron
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That is funny James. I really wonder if Aaron can truly believe we are so
dim-witted or that anything he said was worth the time saying. God, some
people! Micael
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Micaelthe number 1 selling OSIn case anyone hasn't seen this yet, I've attached the source code to Windows 2000.-- James Mitchell-------Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 11:37 AM To: Jakarta General List Subject: Re: Sun Is Losing Its Way Ive been reading this thread and I think it is a bit humorous that some people think that companies that use the open source groupies to generate thier income are not just as minipulative as the proprietary ones. <clip>. M$ is not looking out for me, that I am sure about. <clip>. neither is Sun, nor Redhat, nor Debian,... I love open source and the idea of a bunch of people working together for a common goal, but I also think that if someone wants to make a living off of selling thier product, and not support, then they should be allowed to keep their code to themselves. Sometimes I wonder if Sun would whine about Microsoft as much as they do if Sun had the number 1 selling OS. Just my opinion, but I think it's a good one. Aaron Manns -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:general-> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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