Re: Netscape Licenses Java

Brian Behlendorf ([email protected])
Wed, 24 May 1995 11:50:57 -0700 (PDT)


On Wed, 24 May 1995, Andrew C. Esh wrote:
> According to the Investor's Business Daily (Wednesday, May 24th, front
> page, "In Brief"):
>
> "Netscape Communications will license Sun Microsystems' Java programming
> language for use in its Netscape Navigator browser software."

This is Good News (tm), given that object-oriented modular OS's are still
a few years away from being on every desktop (so the browser doesn't need
to be all things to all people). And an end to the spectre of
x-mixed-replace!

> I wish I could buy Netscape stock. Looks like Marc Andreessen is going to
> be another Bill Gates.

Er, no, looks like Jim Clark will be. Actually that term now carries a
lot of weight and could be considered slander in some states...

Brian

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