-- PyHPI460HBLzfzHfING Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=-pflADJm/7dhYEO1+r89L" -- flADJm/7dhYEO1+r89L Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, 2007-14-09 at 10:36 +0900, Konrad Meyer wrote: > Quoth M. Edward (Ed) Borasky on Thursday 13 September 2007 06:26:43 pm: > > Chad Perrin wrote: > > > On a similar note: The idea of open source software being built on closed > > > foundations sounds a lot like what has been going on with open source > > > development in Java for several years. Despite this, I don't really see > > > people complaining about the closed foundations represented by the Java > > > VM. > > Yes, but after years of negotiations with literally hundreds of > > stakeholders, Sun was able to open those foundations. Perhaps a similar > > thing could happen with CLR. > > It's Microsoft. Unlikely. Of course someone could just make a GPLed version of the CLR, seeing as how it's standardized and all: http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/standards/Ecma-335.htm. -- Michael T. Richter <ttmrichter / gmail.com> (GoogleTalk: ttmrichter / gmail.com) So much of what we call management consists in making it difficult for people to work. (Peter Drucker) -- flADJm/7dhYEO1+r89L Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 TRANSITIONAL//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; CHARSET=UTF-8"> <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="GtkHTML/3.12.1"> </HEAD> <BODY> On Fri, 2007-14-09 at 10:36 +0900, Konrad Meyer wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE> <PRE> <FONT COLOR="#000000">Quoth M. Edward (Ed) Borasky on Thursday 13 September 2007 06:26:43 pm:</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">> Chad Perrin wrote:</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">> > On a similar note: The idea of open source software being built on closed</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">> > foundations sounds a lot like what has been going on with open source</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">> > development in Java for several years. Despite this, I don't really see</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">> > people complaining about the closed foundations represented by the Java</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">> > VM.</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">> Yes, but after years of negotiations with literally hundreds of</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">> stakeholders, Sun was able to open those foundations. Perhaps a similar</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">> thing could happen with CLR.</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">It's Microsoft. Unlikely.</FONT> </PRE> </BLOCKQUOTE> <PRE> </PRE> Of course someone could just make a GPLed version of the CLR, seeing as howt's standardized and all: http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/standards/Ecma-335.htm.<BR> <BR> <TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" WIDTH="100%"> <TR> <TD> -- <BR> <B>Michael T. Richter</B> <ttmrichter / gmail.com> (<B>GoogleTalk:</B> ttmrichter / gmail.com)<BR> <I>So much of what we call management consists in making it difficult for people to work. (Peter Drucker)</I> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> </BODY> </HTML> -- flADJm/7dhYEO1+r89L-- -- PyHPI460HBLzfzHfING Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQBG6gaMLqyWkKVQ54QRAscpAJwKxFD8yM634Acyby1fmqdljNCzYACgqM2y N2M1IcMt6ImsD4VpgYCKKt0 KA -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- PyHPI460HBLzfzHfING--