[Ti] Safari Beta v.64 is out [NOT HERE] [OT]

[John Pariseau]

> Today every little bit of code is jealously guarded and now we come to 
> the
> threat of legal action... :(

Yes, but that is their prerogative - they created the code that makes 
something you do possible. Like art, only in little bits of code (and 
not paint). Someone puts a monetary value on that technology, and you 
pay - or don't use it. Like a physical good (coat, hat, shoes, etc...). 
Granted, you may not find some technologies to be worth the wait (such 
as Safari - "free", and a beta). In America, Capitalism runs the 
country. I won't even get to the Open Source debate, because it is 
pointless. The point I am making is, they created it, it is theirs to 
do with what they want.


> Even the Internet which in its beginnings was free and open is now 
> being
> hammered by litigation and administrative controls.

That I am less easy about. Reading stories on how Google was taken to 
court makes my eyeballs itch.


> Hell, even Chimera (Camino) in the spirit of the original "Hackers" 
> releases
> nightly builds for people to play around with.

Yes, but Apple has a company at risk - possible bad press about "bad" 
nightly builds, a huge user base not quite understanding the whole 
concept of nightly builds, etc... Perhaps something requiring Developer 
membership, but then, I can't write Apple policy.