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Ok, examples:

* SMTP

* Kerberos (there was a time you could use KRB4 with Windows because AD is just krb4 with extensions: now you have to use AD).

* HTML (activex etc)

* CALDAV // CARDDAV

* Javas portability breakage

* MSN and AOL compatibility.

“oh, but its not the same”. It never is, which is why I didnt want to give examples and preferred you speak to someone who knows the history more than a tiny internet comment that is unable to convey proper context.




You understand in these cases the issue was not contributing back right?


Part of the game


Yeah… that was the issue.




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