On Mon, 20 Nov 2006 02:45:26 -0600, Erik Funkenbusch wrote:
> On 19 Nov 2006 21:45:15 -0800, Rex Ballard wrote:
>
>> In this case, the problem for Microsoft is that there are public
>> specifications of the XML parsers and schemas available, and OpenOffice
>> is the "Reference Model" for compliance to this schema. Furthermore,
>> many of the interfaces and technologies are patented (defensively) but
>> licensed only under OO licenses.
>
> Uhhh.. what? I can find no evidence of patents on this, and Sun claims
> there are no patents. More of your fantasies?
>
>> This could be a really ugly mess. What is it that Microsoft seems to
>> think that they have patented? BASIC was developed by DEC almost 40
>> years ago.
>
> DEC did not develop BASIC, it was developed at Dartmouth College over 43
> years ago.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BASIC
>
> How, exactly, do you think you can get away with making up any fact you
> want?
In the fantasy world of comp.os.linux.advocacy?
As long as you are a so called *Linux advocate* you can make up anything
you want and the gang will back you up.
In the real world?
Well, that's an entirely different kettle of humans.
Maybe that's why Rex lives in a fantasy world?
Remember in COLA, they actually believe that Linux is taking over the
desktop.
In the real world?
Look around.
Do you see Linux desktops all over the place?
Do you even see one outside a University or laboratory?
Nope.
Mostly the geeks are using it.
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