Brent Eades wrote:
>
> On 6 Nov 98, Andreas Ramos wrote:
>
> > But Microsoft indeed confirmed that it's their memo. In fact, they even
> > stated that it is correct, line by line, and that nothing was altered.
>
> Here's Microsoft's confirmation, directly from the horse's, uh... mouth:
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/highlights/editorletter.asp
>
> Especially noteworthy is the final part in the Q&A section, "Q: The first
> document talked about extending standard protocols as a way to 'deny
> OSS projects entry into the market.' What does this mean?"
>
> Microsoft's reply is equivocation of the first order... utterly ignores
> the question, while gilding the company's wilted lily with good
> intentions.
>
> Reminds me of my days in the Prime Minister's Office, when it was my job
> to put a positive spin on otherwise unpalatable policy truths when writing
> various official documents... it's quite an art :)
Art indeed. This clearly defines their Em&Ex policy toward standardss.
Might as well have said: "Oh, HTTP is fine, but we're working on our
*own* version of the standard. It'll still work with other versions . .
. but if you want to do business with people running our servers, you
can damn well bet you'll have to be using our "innovative" browser."
I love how they downplay Linux as a small server solution. Maybe thery
better visit the supercomputer Top 500 list. I see two Linux clusters
in the top 100 . . . hmmm, wonder where those NT boxes are?
Brett
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