Re: Firing Squads for as Rhetorical Devices

["Charles A. Behney III" <charlesaugust@theriver.com>]

  I thought the modernizing conservatives, such as David E.Y. Sarna.
  developed lethal injection as a humane means of avoiding such rhetorical
  excess.
  The IE Explorer is a humane way to put many open standards to sleep,
  without the fuss of the volatile world of laissez faire (lazy fare)
  capitalism. David E.Y. Sarna and the NT Pros should book some time of
  the new ZD channnel, developing Active X extensions for Parker Brother's
  Game of Monopoly. The developer of the original Monopoly Game sued
  Parker Brothers for infringement, and theft of intellectual property. He
  had originally developed the game as a warning against capitalistic
  excess. From Boardwalk, to Sidewalk, the game is still the same....
  
  
  CAB
  
  David E.Y. Sarna wrote (with just-in-time hyperbole):
  > 
  > Topic No. 1
  > 
  > Date: Mon, 8 Dec 1997 00:12:34 -0500
  > From: "David E. Y. Sarna" <David@ObjectSoftCorp.com>
  > To: x97pall@wmich.edu, Nader - Microsoft List <am-info@essential.org>
  > Subject: RE: Part of the Microsoft Agreement
  > Message-ID: <58532D5A7331D1118E670060971996F5057182@production.objectsoftcorp.com>
  > 
  > We definitely ought to execute them by firing squad for posting this
  > warning.
  > 
  > Regards,
  > David E. Y. Sarna       davids@objectsoftcorp.com
  > ObjectSoft Corp. (NASDAQ:OSFT)    http://www.objectsoftcorp.com
  > 433 Hackensack Ave., Hackensack, NJ 07601
  > Tel.: (201) 343-9100    Fax: (201) 343-0056
  > 
  > > -----Original Message-----
  > > From: Christopher Pall [SMTP:x97pall@wmich.edu]
  > > Sent: Sunday, December 07, 1997 11:49 PM
  > > To:   Multiple recipients of list
  > > Subject:      Part of the Microsoft Agreement
  > >
  > > When you download MS IE this is part of the agreement you click on. I
  > > couldn't make this stuff up! I think Microsoft should include this
  > > message along with the sale of NT while replacing Java with NT
  > > whereever
  > > it occurs. This is just in poor taste.
  > >
  > > 7. NOTE ON JAVA SUPPORT.  The SOFTWARE PRODUCT may contain support for
  > > programs written in Java.  Java technology is not fault tolerant and
  > > is
  > > not designed, manufactured, or intended for use or resale as on-line
  > > control equipment in hazardous environments requiring fail-safe
  > > performance, such as in the operation of nuclear facilities, aircraft
  > > navigation or communication systems, air traffic control, direct life
  > > support machines, or weapons systems, in which the failure of Java
  > > technology could lead directly to death, personal injury, or severe
  > > physical or environmental damage.
  > >
  > > Also in the contract:
  > >
  > > * Prohibition on Reverse Engineering, Decompilation, and Disassembly.
  > > You may not reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the SOFTWARE
  > > PRODUCT, except and only to the extent that such activity is expressly
  > > permitted by applicable law notwithstanding this limitation.
  > >
  > > Also in the contract:
  > > DCOM95.  You may only use copies of the DCOM95 component on
  > > computer(s)
  > > for which you have licensed Microsoft Windows operating system
  > > platforms.
  > >
  > > What does this mean? Why is it necessary to mention DCOM95 in
  > > particular?
  > > --------------------------------------------------
  > >               Christopher Pall
  > > Delphi Programmer & Western Michigan Student (CS)
  > >                  ThinkBiz
  > >               Kalamazoo MI USA
  > >              X97PALL@WMICH.EDU
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  > >
  > 
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