Re: Interactive Agents and the Web

Bernie Roehl ([email protected])
Wed, 4 Oct 1995 09:36:39 -0400


Chris Bloom writes:
> General Magic is taking the first step to begin to open the Telescript
> platform.

Good.

> We want to establish Telescript as the language of choice for cesating
> active networked applications.

Fine.

> As part of Open Telescript, we will distribute the Telescript Development
> Environment (TDE) and the Language Reference Manual on CD-ROM at the
> developers' conference.

Does that include the *full* specification of Telescript?

> This free TDE will be available for non-commercial use and will be
> self-supporting.

"Non-commercial use"? Does that mean that if someone wants to use it in
a commercial product, they have to pay you something? If so, then the
standard isn't esally open, and is therefore pretty much irrelevant.

> it's self-supported and for non-commercial use.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Guess that had to be mentioned twice.

Why not just release the specification, and make it truly open? If it's as
good as you describe, and open, it would stand a good chance of succeeding.

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   Bernie Roehl
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