At 09:17 +0000 1998/12/16, Robin Fairbairns wrote:
>hans aberg meandered:
>
>> At 10:03 +0000 1998/12/15, Sebastian Rahtz wrote:
>> >same as Java, PostScript, HPGL etc then. one is tempted to say "get real"
>>
>> Java is subject to ISO standardization, so it is not going to be owned
>>by Sun.
>
>speaking as an iso standardiser, i can say (with great feeling) that
>if you believe that, you'll believe anything.

I am afraid your comment is not very informative. Please explain.

>> PostScript, of course, have had the problems in the past that commercial
>> products usually have: There were requirement of special PS CPU's and
>> license fees and stuff, making several other companies not using it.
>
>there is, of course, an iso standard based on postscript (it's called
>spdl).  fat lot of difference it's made.

And there will be an ISO standard based on Java called Java.

Besides, ISO standards themselves are no heaven; quite often they lead to
the opposite.

>> One is tempted to say "get real".
>
>pah!

Pah on yourself!

  Hans Aberg
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