Re: [cobalt-developers] Sun Cobalt Adaptive Firewall for Qube3

[Malcolm McLeary <mmcleary@xxxxxxx>]

Hi Timothy,

on 10/7/01 4:05 AM, Timothy Stonis at timothy.stonis@xxxxxxx wrote:

>> Does the Management interface simply use Java code which is not supported by
>> MacOS browsers?
>
> Yes, the Firewall interface is written in Java and will not run on the JVM
> implemented in the Mac browsers.

I have heard a buzz that;

> Microsoft Plays Hardball
> 
> As you may know, Sun sued Microsoft over MS's dilution of Java.  Rather than
> risk a judgment in that case that could be used against MS in the federal
> anti-trust action, MS settled the case with Sun for a substantial sum of
> money.
> 
> Well now the other shoe has dropped. Microsoft won't include Java Virtual
> Machine code within Windows XP, which is quite a blow to developers and
> users who rely on Java. It also means that even though Mac OS X handles Java
> programs as native, MS has now seen to it that developers cannot create
> programs that are seamlessly cross-platform.
> 
> Microsoft has a way of coming out on top, even when they lose.

So what is the impact of this decision on the management of Sun Cobalt
Adaptive Firewall for Qube3?

Cheers,  Malcolm

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