Gervase Markham wrote:
>
> JTK wrote:
> >
> > Gervase Markham wrote:
> > >
> > > > No, in principle it is not open source whatsoever. Netscape 6 branches
> > > > from Mozilla at certain points in development and features propietary to
> > > > 6.x are added/refined, etc.
> > >
> > > That's not true;
> >
> > That is 100%+ true and you damn well know it Mr. Markham.
>
> Allow me to clarify. I was disagreeing with the first sentence of the
> quote.
And I was taking you to task for disagreeing with that statement, which
you know full well is exactly true. Netscape 6 is not an "Open Source"
project in any way, shape, or form. Mozilla may be "Open Source", but
Netscape 6 is a proprietary (as in, "where do I download the AIM
source?") piece of software.
> The second sentence is completely true. Apologies if anyone was
> misled.
>
> > > be making source
> > > releases (at the same time it makes binary releases) of all the files in
> > > Netscape 6.x under the MPL or NPL or another open source license.
> > >
> >
> > So where's the code for that sweet AIM program? Yeah.
>
> (Many of) the files in Netscape 6.x which make up AIM are not under the
> MPL or NPL.
Hence, Netscape 6.x is not "Open Source", not even in the AOL
slave-labor sense. QED.
> However, I believe (and I haven't checked) that if you check
> the XUL and JS files for the AIM frontend, which you can get from a 6.x
> installation, you will find they are under the NPL.
>
And if you check, both my ass and Marilyn Monroe's face have a mole.
But one's a whole hell of a lot prettier than the other.
> Gerv
