Cy, et al, YES, and as I recall .NET was responsible for thousands of credit card information (in .NET accessible databases) being hijacked/stolen or something like that - can't find the whole story. Duaine . wrote: > Ric, > > It's a part of the OS that Microsoft released after XP, so developers > have to include it with their software. It's just like the Java > Runtime, or Visual Basic's VBRUNxxx.DLL, or MSVCxx.DLL, or DirectX, or > similar OS extensions. Microsoft will bundle it with their next OS > release (it's already in Windows Server 2003). > > --Cy-- > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Brekne" > <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no> > To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2004 2:46 PM > Subject: Re: Evidence of overlacquered hammers > > >> Hi Bernhard >> >> The only real beef I had with installing .Net was the size it >> demanded. But since this was in reality only a tiny fraction of the >> 120 megs most (including mine) hard disks today have I guess that >> wasnt such a big deal after all. >> >> Cheers >> RicB >> >> Bernhard Stopper wrote: >> >>> Ron, >>> the .Net package is a new programming standard that simplifies software >>> developers to embed their products also in web based applications. >>> Installing the .Net package makes the programs developped with the >>> latest >>> Microsoft Visual Studio readable for pre-XP Windows versions. The Net >>> package itself does not make automatic connection to the net. >>> (Mensurix 5 >>> also makes no automatic connection to the net) But XP does, when >>> using it >>> with the standard settings. >>> >>> regards, >>> Bernhard >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >> >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > -- Duaine Hechler Piano, Player Piano, Organ, Pump Organ Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding Associate Member of the Piano Technicians Guild Reed Organ Society Member St. Louis, MO 63034 (314) 838-5587 dahechler@charter.net
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