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Kylix in Limbo

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the near-abandonware-spotting dept.

IgD writes "Kylix, Borland's Linux port of their popular Delphi compiler has been covered on Slashdot before. LinuxWorld is reporting that Kylix development is in limbo. Many speculate this is a politically correct way of saying the project has been abandoned. There hasn't been any updates to Kylix 3.0 in well over a year. One user who attended BorCon this year wrote in his blog that Borland didn't have any updates to Kylix planned for 2004. This is really disheartening news. Why didn't Kylix sell? Does this say something about the application or about the difficulties of marketing a commercial Linux application?"

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  1. OT: vegetative state by Davak · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Off topic... but the quote struck a nerve.

    "If you can't resuscitate the patient, remove the feeding tube," the attendee said. "Don't just let it linger in a vegetative state."

    As a doctor, it kills me that they are making a symbol out of that poor little girl. Please let my spouse decide what is best for me.

    There's a difference in being alive and really "being alive."

    1. Re:OT: vegetative state by Davak · · Score: 1, Offtopic

      Living wills are excellent supporting data; however, the family still makes the final decision in most cases.

      For example, if this lady would could have had a living will that said: "Remove support if I am in a irreversible condition." The parents would argue that it's reversible and the husband would argue otherwise.

      As an ICU doctor, I see people die everyday. I make sure they die with respect and painlessly.

      The worse thing that can happen is that somebody lives out his/her life in ways against his/her will. People have the right to die on their terms.

      Sad.

      David

    2. Re:OT: vegetative state by Otter · · Score: 0, Offtopic
      I don't get this scale -- you can open your eyes in response to speech, move limbs in response to pain and speak in a confused way and you're in the middle of the coma scale?

      I see the value in clarifying your will according to this standard. I'm scoring an 11 right now. How low do you plan to go (actually, I'm asking you and the grandparent seriously about this since you've thought about it and seem informed) before your spouse has you put under?

      --
      What I'm listening to now on Pandora...
    3. Re:OT: vegetative state by minkwe · · Score: 0, Offtopic



      No they don't. You just legitimzed suicide.

      --
      "Fighting terrorists with millitary might is like killing a mosquitor on your Dad's forehead with a rifle."
  2. Re:very true...well spoken by mek2600 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Bastard. :)