The Helsinki Times reports that Finland's Minister of Finance suggested during a recent foreign policy speech that Finland and the EU could pursue self-sufficiency in computing, in particular to avoid over dependence on just a handful of companies. She pointed out that this overreliance on said companies has become so severe that company policy has already started to override existing relevant legislation. The topic had earlier been brought up by President Sauli Niinistö. So far, though, not even Russia has made progress in that direction despite over a decade passing since announcing plans.
"Cyber self-sufficiency, in practical terms, could mean having a European operating system and web browser. The EU could also function as a provider of certificates," she envisioned in a foreign and security policy speech in Helsinki on Wednesday, 26 February.
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(Score: 2) by maxwell demon on Thursday February 27 2020, @08:07PM (3 children)
Actually Microsoft did not make the browser from scratch. They licensed Spyglass Mosaic and built from there.
The Tao of math: The numbers you can count are not the real numbers.
(Score: 2) by Freeman on Thursday February 27 2020, @08:17PM
Sorry, I meant with regards to the rebranded Chrome.
Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"
(Score: 5, Informative) by DannyB on Thursday February 27 2020, @10:02PM
Microsoft acquired Spyglass for $100,000.00 up front plus a generous royalty percentage of sales.
Microsoft then renamed Spyglass to Internet Explorer.
Guess how many copies of IE were ever sold?
To transfer files: right-click on file, pick Copy. Unplug mouse, plug mouse into other computer. Right-click, paste.
(Score: 3, Touché) by Bot on Thursday February 27 2020, @11:04PM
> They licensed Spyglass Mosaic
no they scammed them into licensing their product for nothing.
Hey, BTW, "Spyglass" is the most appropriate name for the modern browser.
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