14 Nov
2018
14 Nov
'18
6:01 p.m.
On Nov 14, 2018, at 11:21 AM, Stephen Russell srussell705@gmail.com wrote:
We agree on seeing the monetary potential for java ownership was going to bite us all.
One of the most compelling reasons for adopting Python is that such practices are impossible. It is permissibly licensed, so the threat of some corporation holding a critical part of an app hostage for licensing fees is simply not possible. Same is true for Go.
When I realized that Microsoft was killing VFP because it could make more money on other products, I swore I would never get suckered into such a situation ever again.
-- Ed Leafe