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From: gjohnson@dream.season.com (Reality is a point of view)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.development.apps,comp.os.bsd.freebsd.misc,gnu.misc.discuss,comp.windows.x.apps,comp.unix.bsd.misc
Subject: Re: Portable database library for Linux/FreeBSD
Date: 29 Apr 1996 19:36:14 GMT
Organization: season.com [205.179.33.0]
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+---- peter@nmti.com wrote (29 Apr 1996 16:06:21 GMT):
| Typical. Something becomes a standard so Microsoft puts out slightly
| incompatible version and ships it with everything.
+----
I believe their term is "embrace and extend". The technique is
used by a number of predatory companies and organizations.
--
Gary Johnson "There's no union called the AFL-CIA is there?"
gjohnson@season.com <a href="http://www.efm.org">Walk The Talk</a>
CAMPAIGN '96: Juck 'em if they can't fake a toke.