On Mon, Aug 21, 2006 at 09:49:12AM -0700 or thereabouts, Paul Johnson wrote: > On Monday 21 August 2006 08:01, Stephen wrote: > > If it were closed source, then implementations of it wouldn't be allowed > > to exist such as MING, the various open source players, and editors. > The "standard" itself is closed, so the best you can hope for is broken > compatibility in the long term. It is NOT a closed standard. >See also: The problem with GAIM/Trillian/Kopete/every other non-official IM client for any network other than Jabber. Strawman. -- Regards Stephen +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ My dear People. My dear Bagginses and Boffins, and my dear Tooks and Brandybucks, and Grubbs, and Chubbs, and Burrowses, and Hornblowers, and Bolgers, Bracegirdles, Goodbodies, Brockhouses and Proudfoots. Also my good Sackville Bagginses that I welcome back at last to Bag End. Today is my one hundred and eleventh birthday: I am eleventy-one today!" -- J. R. R. Tolkien +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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