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Steve Smith [email protected]
Sun Jan 19 22:05:01 2003


Sun just recently won a suit against MS over Java. MS is required to 
ship Sun's version of Java (i.e. one which follows the standard) within 
120 days:
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/16/217212&mode=thread&tid=123

Sounds like what we're seeing.

Steve Smith

Terry L. Ridder wrote:
> hello;
> 
> the browsers are all fine. they must follow the http standard and
> the javascript standard.
> 
> what is not following the standard if microsoft frontpage.
> there are microsoft specific "features" added in addition to the
> html and javascript standard.
> 
> the other possibility is that the actual web server is mucking with
> any browser other than microsoft internet explorer.
> 
> but the browsers are all fine. the blame lies directly with microsoft
> and their products.
> 
> On Sun, 19 Jan 2003, Ralph Sproul wrote:
> 
> ralph> 
> ralph> Hey, what stuff............I thought you couldn't see it!   I think
> ralph> us explorer guys are sometimes trying to hide things from you netscapers.
> ralph> :-)
> ralph> This whole thing amuses me as to the lack of continuity in browsers,
> ralph> but then again how boring if everyone owned a chevy.
> ralph> 
> ralph> Ralph
> ralph> 
>