1996-05-04 - Re: Why I dislike Java. (was Re: “Scruffies” vs. “Neats”)

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From: sameer@c2.org
To: shamrock@netcom.com (Lucky Green)
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From: sameer@c2.org
Date: Sat, 4 May 1996 13:19:13 +0800
To: shamrock@netcom.com (Lucky Green)
Subject: Re: Why I dislike Java. (was Re: "Scruffies" vs. "Neats")
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> Does it prevent the user from downloading an unrestricted copy from
> Netscape's ftp site or installing one brought from home?
> 

	No, but that's what policies like "We find Netscape 2.0 on
your machine and you are fired the next day" are for.
	(I know of one major silicon valley computer manufacturer with
such a policy. Others probably exist as well.)

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