Thursday, October 09, 1997

"Mail Starting 10/9/97".

Screen shot of Frontier 5/Win, with display bugs! {qbullet.imageref ("sidesmiley")}

Microsoft FAQ on the Sun lawsuit.

Microsoft VP Brad Chase posted a letter to customers about the Sun lawsuit and Java support in MSIE 4.0.

I got an email from a Java consultant who looked into Microsoft's Java implementation in MSIE 4.0. His report provides new information, but is inconclusive.

Super-important point -- none of this can make any sense until we see the license agreement. Either Sun or Microsoft could make it public.

Who thinks this is news?

SunWorld: Choosing a scripting language.

Seen in an email signature.

A Frontier site from the UK.

Someone leaked a Scott McNealy memo Wired News.

Computer Book Cafe -- Where the computer book industry meets.

Next week in New Orleans, the CNET Web Builder conference. I'm leading the opening sessions, at the beginning of each of the three days, for the "Dreams" track. Dan Shafer picked some topics to start the discussions, but we're going anywhere the people want to go.

Scripting News will not be updated between Sat and Wed.

SJ Merc: Rainy season starts. It's going to be a big winter. El Ni–o!

Also in the Merc, Chris Nolan reports that the SF Chronicle is starting a gossip column, written by Tom Abate. Welcome!