And a lot of us believe Marc is telling the truth here,
but why can't the license say this ?
The license has more legal value than any denials or guarantees
in newsgroups or mailing lists.
Who knows where Marc will be working 6 months or a year from now.
> > I hope they're just covering their backs. If not their plans must be
> > to suffocate all the other browsers before announcing their prices; this
> > could backfire.. we've all seen how quickly the masses can abandon one ship
> > (NCSA Mosaic) in favour of a better AND free alternative.
>
> This is just ludicrous. They are well aware of how fast the scenery can
> change in the WWW world; many of the NCSA developers work there!
but their license does give them this option, which is potentially bad
news for anyone wanting to use it for free in the longterm. Why not
remove this worry altogether by rewording the license.
> > Comments ?
>
> I do have a comment. I suggest that people stop attributing to malice
> that which can be ascribed to typical legalese, and not theorize that
> companies are intending to reverse 180 degrees from their current
> position without some hard evidence. Thank you.
Doesn't the license state their current position better than informal
comments ?
rob
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