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<p>We are forwarding this for you to see. This is not specifically an<br />
endorsement of the letter below nor of Microsoft's practices/policies -- it<br />
is for your information and for you to make up your own mind. If we are<br />
sent an equivalent letter to support Microsoft, we will distribute that as<br />
well.</p>
<p>MacDev-1 Team</p>
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<p>From: David Schargel, <a href="mailto:davids@aportis.com">davids@aportis.com</a></p>
<p>Dear friends,</p>
<p>I am writing you this message to ask for action.</p>
<p>A few short days ago, Microsoft released the final Win95/NT version of the<br />
Internet Explorer 4.0 web browser. This browser, as expected, does not<br />
contain an implementation of Java that is fully-compliant with the Java<br />
core platform. It may have a compatible JVM, but it does not contain the<br />
full class libraries of the JDK 1.1 implementations of Java. The omissions<br />
seem to be intentional.</p>
<p>Let's be clear, IMHO Microsoft is deliberately trying to destroy the chance<br />
for Java to fulfill its "write once, run anywhere" promise. Java<br />
portability is the single most attractive and critical of its features, and<br />
Microsoft will do everything it can to nip it in the bud. Microsoft wants<br />
to prevent Java from successfully reaching maturity because Microsoft<br />
cannot control Java.</p>
<p>Many, many times, Microsoft marketing people have said that Java is<br />
important to Microsoft. Even Cornelius Willis, director of platform<br />
marketing at Microsoft, has publicly stated "We want developers to know<br />
that we are going to give them a choice with safety. We will enable<br />
everything for both Java and Visual Basic, JavaScript and VBScript.<br />
Everything will run in Netscape, we will be browser independent." And now,<br />
months later, IE 4.0 does not include full support for the Java 1.1 core<br />
platform.</p>
<p>All of us should not be waylaid by efforts of highly paid marketing "media<br />
hacks" and professional spin-doctors. These people may preach as though<br />
they understand the issues, but we know that most of them have never even<br />
written "hello, world" in Java. They are not our peers, they are not<br />
developers, they are mouthpieces. They are paid to disinform, and to try to<br />
cast doubt on the viability of the emergent platform that a number<br />
companies (including 2 of my own) have collectively decided to support.</p>
<p>I will not refer to what Microsoft has delivered as "Java". They may call<br />
it "best of breed" if they wish, but the species to which they refer is<br />
clearly not Java.</p>
<p>I will take every chance I get to tell everyone I know that I believe Java<br />
represents our best hope for freedom of choice in the future of technology,<br />
and that I feel Microsoft is trying to kill it. If you don't understand the<br />
issues, I can explain to you, in plain terms, why I feel Java portability<br />
is so important.</p>
<p>I hope each of you will stand with me in opposition to this Microsoft<br />
attack on Java portability, and that our unity will inspire others to join<br />
us. There are a number of actions that you can take right now to help.</p>
<p>1) A newly formed Java Lobby (<a href="http://www.javalobby.org" title="http://www.javalobby.org">http://www.javalobby.org</a>) is a place for<br />
peoples who common interest in Java software development and the<br />
advancement of Java standards and software. Join them and participate.</p>
<p>2) Tell the U.S. Department of Justice we are not happy. A sign-on letter<br />
is available at <a href="http://www.essential.org/antitrust/ms/browserletter.html" title="http://www.essential.org/antitrust/ms/browserletter.html">http://www.essential.org/antitrust/ms/browserletter.html</a> 3)<br />
Participate in the JavaWorld Internet Poll (<a href="http://nigeria.wpi.com/cg" title="http://nigeria.wpi.com/cg">http://nigeria.wpi.com/cg</a><br />
i-bin/gwpoll/gwpoll) asking your opinion about Java's "write once, run<br />
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