__/ [ casioculture@xxxxxxxxx ] on Saturday 02 September 2006 03:17 \__
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> AOL Kicks In Dojo Support
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>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | Involvement and support of the Dojo Foundation will help further the
>> | usage of Ajax technology by developers in open source projects.
>> |
>> | [...]
>> |
>> | AOL has been involved with Dojo since February 2006. The company
>> | provided hosting for Dojo, and donated a JavaScript Compiler tool, which
>> | analyzes JavaScript code and conducts operations on that analysis, such
>> | as strip unused code or provide metrics on call patterns.
>> |
>> | Support from AOL for Dojo will continue. The online services firm
>> | announced today it would help further Ajax and JavaScript adoption in
>> | the open source community. AOL cited Forrester Research on the rise of
>> | open source usage, with 55 percent of American companies using open
>> | source technology in mission critical applications.
>> `----
>>
>> http://www.newcybertech.com/Blog/2006/09/01/aol-kicks-in-dojo-support/
>
> Why "evem AOL"? Didn't they support Netscape/Mozilla for a number of
> years and then when they spun them off and started the Mozilla
> Foundation gave them a few million dollars?
I didn't realise that they were behinf Mozilla, despite the Netscape
relationships. My bad...
I still perceive AOL as a company that thrives on ignorance, much like
Microsoft.
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