Re: [friam] Oracle trying to pollute the name "object capabilities"?

"Jonathan S. Shapiro" <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.capabilities.general
Message-ID <CAAP=3QNA0RRrZs57wEp4J9vjCt1rZNRUSDCEPcRg7LsnvQ=r+Q@mail.gmail.com>
On Sat, Aug 2, 2014 at 4:04 PM, Mark S. Miller <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Sat, Aug 2, 2014 at 2:22 PM, Randall Smith <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>>

> With enough work, I could try to get you in touch with someone in the
>> right part of the Oracle org chart, but in order to have the most
>> constructive impact in the world, we need to select our battles wisely. In
>> other words, let’s not waste our time when we know we’ll just get the cold,
>> fishy-eyed stare.
>>
>
> Please. Indeed, I have very little time for such battles, so I pick very
> few. But I'm willing to bet my scarce battle time on the notion that this
> one is worth picking.
>

This usage is embedded in a published reference document. I think the
likelihood of getting it changed closely approximates zero. The support
costs to Oracle associated with the change would be significant.


shap

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