Re: Looks like they want to charge for ActiveVRML

Syndesis Corporation ([email protected])
Mon, 11 Dec 1995 12:31:20 -0600

At 12:06 PM 12/11/95 -0500, Tom Meyer <[email protected]> wrote:
>>"David Frerichs" <[email protected]> writes:
>> Here is an excerpt from the Microsoft ActiveVRML summary:
>>
>> ... and for commercial use at a commercially reasonable charge.
>>
>> Looks like they are going to CHARGE if you use their
>> ActiveVRML. Doesn't sound too open to me.
>
>So, when will we be able to get the source to Open Inventor or
>Webspace "for educational, non-commercial and internal use, without
>charge"? It'd be cool if Open Inventor was that Open...

Look on the bright side: at least either party didn't
call it "Open VRML." Then again, what's "open" supposed to mean?
That they give you everything for free?

Although the "give most of it away" Internet business model scares
the bejeesus out of me, we've got to esmember that all profit-oriented
companies will protect their property in this way.

- John Foust

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