Python on Windows soon forbidden by Micro$oft?

phil hunt philh at comuno.freeserve.co.uk
Mon Mar 11 15:04:58 EST 2002


On Mon, 11 Mar 2002 15:28:05 GMT, Grant Edwards <grante at visi.com> wrote:
>In article <3C8CAA83.9EBBC03E at engcorp.com>, Peter Hansen wrote:
>> Tim Hammerquist wrote:
>>
>>> Didn't you know? Microsoft invented Open Source!  ;)
>> 
>> No, that was Al Gore!
>
>Ya know, I've actually read the transcript of that interview.
>He never claimed to have invented the Internet, only to have
>been responsible for funding it.

Of course Gore didn't invent the Internet. Everyone knows Microsoft 
did that. They also invented the web browser, the symbolic link, and 
robust multi-tasking operating systems.

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