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Technology Stocks : MSFT Internet Explorer vs. NSCP Navigator

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To: Reginald Middleton who wrote (18650)4/20/1998 4:50:00 PM
From: Justin Banks  Read Replies (1) of 24154
 
Reg -

Why in the world would anyone bother to spend their time to improve a company's code if they can not use it commercially?

What cave have you been living in? Try this (or it's windows gui equivalent) :

ftp prep.ai.mit.edu
Connected to prep.ai.mit.edu.
220 aeneas FTP server (Version wu-2.4(3) Mon Jun 5 16:40:22 EDT 1995) ready.
Name (prep.ai.mit.edu:justinb): anonymous
331 Guest login ok, send your complete e-mail address as password.
Password:
230-Welcome, archive user!

<snip>

ftp> ls pub/gnu

<snip>

Some of the most talented coders in the world are working on this stuff. They may not be the best business people in the world, but they've got fewer bugs, more satisfied customers, better response times, and better (not to mention cheaper) support than any other game in town. NSCP did the right thing. If you doubt it, that's fine - check back with me in 18 months and we'll see if it's a good move.

I am sure MSFT can include the code if it is publicly availalbe.

Read section 3 of the license agreement and let me know if you think they'd really be that stupid.

-justinb
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