On Thu, Jun 21, 2001 at 10:32:00AM -0700, Paul Makepeace wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 21, 2001 at 09:06:15AM -0500, Elaine -HFB- Ashton wrote:
> > I wonder what ActiveState's reaction to this is. Especially in light of MS
> > shipping the Windows resource kit or somesuch with ActivePerl last year if
> > I remember correctly.
>
> Aye, and not only that, M$ *fund* some of the perl/python/tcl porting
> efforts!
>
> http://www.activestate.com/Corporate/Partnerships/index.html
>
> ``Perl is an important part of the interoperability solutions that we
> deliver with Windows Services for Unix. We are excited by the
> opportunities that we're extending to our users through providing this
> type of Open Source support, "
> -- Srini Koppolu, General Manager, Microsoft India Development Center.
>
>
> "Ass, meet elbow, elbow meet ass."
Don't forget that in perl's case, it's dual licensed under the Artistic
License.
I have no idea whether this is significant, but it might be. :-)
-Dom
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