John W Kennedy wrote:
ODBC is, by definition, a many-languages-to-many-databases interface. If
it had the kind of proprietary crap that Microsoft traditionally smears
all over standards, it wouldn't work at all.
You’ve just shown that Microsoft does not always produce broken standards.
Micro
On May 23, 2008, at 2:54 PM, Jim Allan wrote:
John W Kennedy wrote:
If you have something to blame Microsoft for, then document it, as
people have for the OOXML fiasco or discrepancies from standard
HTML, or some of their dirty tricks or mistatements.
Your comment about broken glue doesn’t
John W Kennedy wrote:
On May 23, 2008, at 10:18 AM, Jim Allan wrote:
Wasn’t it Microsoft who invented ODBC which has been generally adopted
in the Linux and Unix world as well?
It's glue. Not even Microsoft can sell broken glue.
How has Microsoft screwed up Unicode? (Yes, I am aware that the
On May 23, 2008, at 10:18 AM, Jim Allan wrote:
Wasn’t it Microsoft who invented ODBC which has been generally
adopted in the Linux and Unix world as well?
It's glue. Not even Microsoft can sell broken glue.
How has Microsoft screwed up Unicode? (Yes, I am aware that the
identify the \ chara
2008/5/23 Jim Allan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>> I don't see where MS was accused of ruining Unicode. Where was that
>> stated, other than in general statements regarding the company?
>
> Well, when people accuse Microsoft of destroying every standard, Unicode
> should surely be counted among them.
>
I
Jim Allan wrote:
Dotan Cohen wrote:
2008/5/23 Michael Adams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
Microsoft has never missed an opportunity to miss an opportunity to
foul up interoperability.
I so like that... I intend to quote you on that one with your
permission.
It is not mine:
http://en.wikiquote.org/wik
Dotan Cohen wrote:
I don't see where MS was accused of ruining Unicode. Where was that
stated, other than in general statements regarding the company?
Well, when people accuse Microsoft of destroying every standard, Unicode
should surely be counted among them.
Jim Allan
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2008/5/23 Jim Allan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Wasn't it Microsoft who invented ODBC which has been generally adopted in
> the Linux and Unix world as well?
As well as other technologies now in common use in *nix OSes.
> How has Microsoft screwed up Unicode? (Yes, I am aware that the identify the
> \
Dotan Cohen wrote:
2008/5/23 Michael Adams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
Microsoft has never missed an opportunity to miss an opportunity to
foul up interoperability.
I so like that... I intend to quote you on that one with your
permission.
It is not mine:
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Abba_Eban
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