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On Tue, 11 Apr 1995 meyer@newslink.org wrote:

> >	Wow, Eric!  Man, there's a million ways to skin a cat.  What kind 
> >of protections can be created that won't warp the openness of the Web?
Kerberos, DES, and PGP come to mind.

> Personally, Joe, I doubt the Web can stay as open as it is much longer.
> Once dollar signs start appearing in people's heads, the party's over.
> Or, at least, it becomes an invitation-only affair.

That's what they've been saying about TCP/IP for about 10 years now.  The 
OSI protocol was an attempt to sway users away from TCP/IP in favor of 
proprietary "Open" (oxymoron?) protocols.  Unfortunately, no vendor 
wanted to pay his competitors royalties.  Sun Microsystems puts most of 
its software into source archives at "SunSite" where they can be picked 
up for porting to other platforms.  There is still a significant market 
and Sun can spend more on developing new products and less on support.  
VARs, Consultants, and third party firms actually provide better service
than the manufacturer.  Since their survival depends on it, they have to.

The GPL base has always been the FOUNDATTION for the internet.  Anyone 
who has used EZ knows what the future holds.

Rex Ballard



From rballard@cnj.digex.net Mon Apr 24 23:19:09 1995
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