On Nov 14, 2018, at 11:21 AM, Stephen Russell <[email protected]> wrote: > > We agree on seeing the monetary potential for java ownership was going to > bite us all.
One of the most compelling reasons for adopting Python is that such practices are impossible. It is permissibly licensed, so the threat of some corporation holding a critical part of an app hostage for licensing fees is simply not possible. Same is true for Go. When I realized that Microsoft was killing VFP because it could make more money on other products, I swore I would never get suckered into such a situation ever again. -- Ed Leafe _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
