By the way, I was saying that you were mistaken in saying MS will pull out the rug from under the Gnome guys.
I couldn't care less about "enterprise computing" arguments, because those go nowhere. Everyone should learn to roll their eyes when someone has the Right Answer.
I work often with Java, and scrape up barnacles with its more esoteric features. It ain't the One Answer, but if you find some solace in Java, more power to you. Handy tool. Don't let it blind you.
If you want to "win," sure. But I'll stay out of the MSFT vs. Java FUD contest, since neither pays me.:-)
Anyway, one can make.NET crossplatform if you restrict yourself to a portable subset of the libraries. In fact,.NET may provide a way for a Swing-like crossplatform GUI system. Gnome may jump on this.
We're talking about asymmetric advantages and disadvantages. Sure, Java has advantages, but those can't be extrapolated to prove that Java is an instant win. The battle hasn't begun.
That analysis is mistaken. Java is secure, which is good for "enterprise" computing. However, it is inadequate in other metrics.
Java is non-portable. Only a couple weeks ago did Sun allow FreeBSD to use their runtime. They refused to do so (FreeBSD is in direct competition with Solaris) until Microsoft committed to porting the.NET runtime to FreeBSD.
Mono is not interested in using Microsoft's proprietary libs. Interop is not their goal.
I don't think this place was made for the people who ended up making it popular. He worked hard to get where he is, and if anyone thinks he owes them for his success, he pays it back every day.
Plus, he doesn't have to release his source, GPL or no. There's a place for immature people like deRaadt and others.
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The US didn't respect European copyright for a long while because we needed to grow, and that would just get in the way.
Don't hold China to a different standard just because you grew up relatively wealthy, in a very lucky time for America.
Does anyone know the pricing of the IceSoft browser? They seem determined to turn away business.
By the way, I was saying that you were mistaken in saying MS will pull out the rug from under the Gnome guys.
I couldn't care less about "enterprise computing" arguments, because those go nowhere. Everyone should learn to roll their eyes when someone has the Right Answer.
I work often with Java, and scrape up barnacles with its more esoteric features. It ain't the One Answer, but if you find some solace in Java, more power to you. Handy tool. Don't let it blind you.
If you want to "win," sure. But I'll stay out of the MSFT vs. Java FUD contest, since neither pays me. :-)
.NET crossplatform if you restrict yourself to a portable subset of the libraries. In fact, .NET may provide a way for a Swing-like crossplatform GUI system. Gnome may jump on this.
Anyway, one can make
We're talking about asymmetric advantages and disadvantages. Sure, Java has advantages, but those can't be extrapolated to prove that Java is an instant win. The battle hasn't begun.
That analysis is mistaken. Java is secure, which is good for "enterprise" computing. However, it is inadequate in other metrics.
.NET runtime to FreeBSD.
Java is non-portable. Only a couple weeks ago did Sun allow FreeBSD to use their runtime. They refused to do so (FreeBSD is in direct competition with Solaris) until Microsoft committed to porting the
Mono is not interested in using Microsoft's proprietary libs. Interop is not their goal.
Impressive! I had actually been looking for that article a couple months ago, but it was for some reason difficult to find.
I don't think this place was made for the people who ended up making it popular. He worked hard to get where he is, and if anyone thinks he owes them for his success, he pays it back every day.
Plus, he doesn't have to release his source, GPL or no. There's a place for immature people like deRaadt and others.