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Borland Releases Kylix 2

Posted by Hemos on from the we-can-make-it-better-faster-newer dept.

Tal Cohen writes "Borland Kylix 2 is now available. Most new features are geared at Enterprise-level developers; the Open edition is still available for free download. The CLX (cross-platform component library) is covered under both GNU and Borland's license." The new features list is interesting - a fair number of buzzwords, but it also looks like they are supporting a lot of the new stuff. The white papers have some interesting topics - including gcc vs. Kylix.

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  1. Turbo Pascal by Hougaard · · Score: 0, Troll

    That was cool, now Borland is just a has-been company!

    1. Re:Turbo Pascal by lekter1 · · Score: 0, Troll

      Borland doesn't get it. I think Kylix it's a dead product. There are too many competition on the open-source field.

      If only it could use gcc instead a propietary compiler...

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  2. Re:Kylix 2 Already?? by rhost89 · · Score: 1, Troll

    No they should progress through software versons when new feature sets become available, (Note i dont care about their new features, version 2) but they shouldnt CHARGE ME for an update to the stuff i allready bought(also version 2, should be a patch for ver 1), give me a patch. If i wanted to pay for support after ive allready bought the product, i would have bought a M$ product.

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  3. I've fallen, Linux help me up! by ToasterTester · · Score: 0, Troll

    Borland has been on life support and barely hanging on for years. They chase any buzzword they think will attract a customer and still only a handful of consultants use their products. They have lost all their real talent and there current products are showing it. They jumped on the Linux bandwagon, but forgot to check Linux user don't like to spend money for products. Linux users will spend on services and support, but not products, and they aren't too interested in high end enterprise tools, but because Linux isn't a high end enterprise OS yet. Linux market is web servers and related services.

    Borland go buy another magazine and find another buzzword to chase. Linix isn't your life preserver.