[Linux-aus] SMH and The Age :)

[Jeff Waugh]

<quote who="Leon Brooks">

> Bollocks. Microsoft think of .NET as being an open standard; they're just
> publishing officially good vibes and hoping everyone comes to their party. 

Critical components of the .NET platform *ARE* standards (ECMA TC39/TG2 and
TC39/TG3).

  "The following organizations have participated in the work of ECMA
  TC39/TG2 and TC39/TG3 and their contributions are gratefully acknowledged:

      Fujitsu Software, Hewlett-Packard, Intel Corporation, International
      Business Machines, ISE, Microsoft Corporation, Monash University,
      Netscape, OpenWave, Plum Hall, Sun Microsystems"

You can't fight FUD with FUD!

- Jeff

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