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Article #1253Re: Software company monopolies (Was Re: KDE v. Gnome)
From: huug
Date: Fri, 09 Oct 1998 00:00
Date: Fri, 09 Oct 1998 00:00
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>>>>> "Leslie" == Leslie Mikesell <les@MCS.COM> writes: Leslie> And your point is??? Proprietary "standards" only serve their proprietor. Real-world standards serve the public: that's why real standards organisations like ISO and ITU publish theirs. Now that it looks like M$ has recognized that XML is to be the standard replacement for its M$.DOC, we need a) GPLed strictly confirming XML-capable code - both for rendering and for production, and b) likewise public standards for other office functions. Just saying "But I can buy something from a company that bought a license to that proprietary pseudo-standard" does nothing to advance free software (or the public good in general). O, you don't care? Well, in that case you shouldn't crosspost to either comp.os.linux.advocacy or gnu.misc.discuss. 'Cause there are people here who do (care). -- Note: I reserve the right to publish or return unsolicited, harassing or annoying (e-)mail. /hy:x/ PGP keyID: 0xDF28F4C1 "All are strange but thee and me; but sometimes thee acts funny."- Chuck Blake
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Subject: Re: Software company monopolies (Was Re: KDE v. Gnome)
Date: 1998/10/09
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