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