Comments on: Microsoft Will Try to Break the Web at All Costs, Using XAML http://techrights.org/2008/04/20/xaml-versus-the-web-linux/ Free Software Sentry – watching and reporting maneuvers of those threatened by software freedom Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:00:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2008/04/20/xaml-versus-the-web-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-8187 Roy Schestowitz Sun, 20 Apr 2008 06:23:07 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/04/20/xaml-versus-the-web-linux/#comment-8187 Yes, that's the plan anyway. The problem here (with Novell specifically) is that it supports Microsoft in a half-hearted fashion and if you, as a GNU/Linux user, complain to the Library of Congress, Webmasters will then insist that you can download some dysfunctional code from Novell and pray you can compile it to get something semi-working (and don't forget to 'buy' software patent protection for it from Microsoft). Even Miguel protested against the license just over a month ago. Coming from Miguel, one of Microsoft's biggest fans, what does that tell you about his outlook? Whether Microsoft might reuse OOXML bits like VML to buy an ISO for XPS and XAML, I really don't know, but we have to shake up ISO ASAP. Microsoft is 'raping' a lot of the system and throwing incentives in many directions (Yahoo included) in order to change or halt market dynamics. Yes, that’s the plan anyway. The problem here (with Novell specifically) is that it supports Microsoft in a half-hearted fashion and if you, as a GNU/Linux user, complain to the Library of Congress, Webmasters will then insist that you can download some dysfunctional code from Novell and pray you can compile it to get something semi-working (and don’t forget to ‘buy’ software patent protection for it from Microsoft).

Even Miguel protested against the license just over a month ago. Coming from Miguel, one of Microsoft’s biggest fans, what does that tell you about his outlook?

Whether Microsoft might reuse OOXML bits like VML to buy an ISO for XPS and XAML, I really don’t know, but we have to shake up ISO ASAP. Microsoft is ‘raping’ a lot of the system and throwing incentives in many directions (Yahoo included) in order to change or halt market dynamics.

]]> By: ZiggyFish http://techrights.org/2008/04/20/xaml-versus-the-web-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-8186 ZiggyFish Sun, 20 Apr 2008 06:13:32 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/04/20/xaml-versus-the-web-linux/#comment-8186 Also really what we should be doing is complaining to these 'adopters of Silverlight', that we are having problems view their content. Also really what we should be doing is complaining to these ‘adopters of Silverlight’, that we are having problems view their content.

]]> By: ZiggyFish http://techrights.org/2008/04/20/xaml-versus-the-web-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-8185 ZiggyFish Sun, 20 Apr 2008 06:10:30 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/04/20/xaml-versus-the-web-linux/#comment-8185 IMO, Silverlight is a bigger threat the OOXML is. If Microsoft gets their way, it will be the end of the internet as we know it. (think about it, All multimedia applications will have to be view on a Microsoft platform). No more take internet every where we are use to. IMO, Silverlight is a bigger threat the OOXML is. If Microsoft gets their way, it will be the end of the internet as we know it. (think about it, All multimedia applications will have to be view on a Microsoft platform). No more take internet every where we are use to.

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