[Scriptonite-dev] Fwd: Re: FW: For information (Seeking permission to include ECM-262.pdf insoftware distributions)

[Raif S. N. <ra...@fl...>]

hi guys,

just received this email!

what do you think?


cheers;
rsn


>X-From_: cl...@ne... Thu Apr  6 04:37:09 2000
>Delivered-To: ra...@fl...
>Date: Wed, 05 Apr 2000 11:35:57 -0700
>From: cl...@ne... (Clayton Lewis)
>Organization: Netscape Communications Corporation
>X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.72 [en] (WinNT; U)
>X-Accept-Language: en
>To: ra...@fl...
>Cc: no...@ne...
>Subject: Re: FW: For information (Seeking permission to include ECM-262.pdf
>  insoftware distributions)
>
>Raif,
>
>I'm happy to hear that JavaScript is getting another implementation=20
>team.  Until just last week I was the manager of Netscape's JavaScript=20
>team, am now doing a different job here at Netscape.  But that's a=20
>different story.  Did you guys know that the Mozilla open sources contain=
=20
>two Edition 3 conforming engines?  One written in Java and the other in=20
>C.  They're governed by Mozilla Public License or under GPL, both are dual=
=20
>licensed.
>
>The team here, together with contributions throughout the Mozilla=20
>community is working on JavaScript 2.0 which will conform to the next ECMA=
=20
>Edition (4) and we're working well beyond that, foreseeing Edition 5 as=20
>well.  Again, all in open source.  If our work aligns with your plans and=
=20
>needs we would love to work together with you in Mozilla.
>
>I'm cc'ing Norris Boyd who is now managing the JavaScript team=20
>here.  Norris is very technically inclined and an excellent manager.  You=
=20
>might want to discuss cooperation with him directly (though he's on=20
>vacation until Monday of next week.)
>
>Best,
>=3D Clayton =3D
>
>
>Michele Bonvin wrote:
>
> > > ----------
> > > From:         van den Beld Jan
> > > Sent:         mercredi, 5. avril 2000 01:07
> > > To:   Michele Bonvin
> > > Subject:      RE: Seeking permission to include ECM-262.pdf in=
 software
> > > distributions
> > >
> > >
> > > Dear Mr. Naffah,
> > > Indeed, it is perfectly acceptable to include ECMA-262 in your=
 software
> > > distribution, the standard being completely free of charge and free of
> > > copyright. We appreciate the efforts by the Scriptonite Team to=
 promote
> > > the use of ECMA-262.
> > > We recommend you to check whether you are using the latest version of=
 the
> > > Standard: the fourth edition may be published at the end of the year=
=20
> 2000.
> > > Approvals of new (editions of) ECMA Standards take place at the end=20
> of the
> > > months June and December.
> > > We wish you success in your efforts.
> > > Yours faithfully.
> > >     Jan van den Beld
> > > Jan W. van den Beld   ---   ECMA Secretary General
> > > Email:         ja...@ec...        URL:        http://www.ecma.ch
> > > Tel./Fax:    + 41 22 849 6012 / 6001  ---   Mobile:   +41 79 203 5256
> > > 114, Rue du Rh=F4ne   ---   CH-1204 GENEVA    ---   Switzerland
> > > ECMA -  An  International  Europe-based  Industry  Association  for
> > >              Standardizing  Information  and  Communication  Systems
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ----------
> > > From:         Raif S. Naffah[SMTP:ra...@fl...]
> > > Sent:         dimanche, 2. avril 2000 08:53
> > > To:   Michele Bonvin
> > > Cc:   scriptonite-dev
> > > Subject:      Seeking permission to include ECM-262.pdf in software
> > > distributions
> > >
> > > Ladies/Gentlemen,
> > >
> > > I am writing to you on behalf of the "scriptonite" team to seek=20
> permission
> > >
> > > to include the ECMA-262 (PDF version) in our software distributions.
> > >
> > > The Scriptonite team is an international volunteer effort, by=
 programmers
> > > across the Internet, to provide an open-source, freely available and
> > > faithful implementation of the ECMAScript language as documented in=
 the
> > > ECMA-262, 3rd edition standard. The team is new, and has recently
> > > registered the "scriptonite.org" domain (<www.scriptonite.org">) to=
 allow
> > > interested persons and entities, the follow-up on the team's=
 programming
> > > activities with regard to achieving its objective.
> > >
> > > If such permission is required and yourselves cannot give it, I would
> > > appreciate it if you can direct us to the appropriate authority,=
 within
> > > ECMA, which can issue such permission.
> > >
> > > In the meantime, I am at your disposal for any additional information=
 you
> > > may require.
> > >
> > > Sincerely,
> > > Raif S. Naffah - INSA (Lyon) eng.
> > >
> > >
> > > Cc: The Scriptonite developers group
> > > <scr...@li...>
> > >
> > >
> > >
>