OpenEuphoria

Re: Regarding Dot NET

• Posted by cklester <cklester at yahoo.com> Aug 01, 2005
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Vincent wrote:
> cklester wrote:
> > Vincent wrote:
> > 
> > I don't know much about dotNET. Doesn't really concern me much, yet.  I
> > don't
> > see how it's going to be a radical department from the current paradigm. 
> > But
> > I see that Ruby has a "bridge" for it, and looking at the code sample, I
> > won-
> > der really how difficult it will be to bring Euphoria into the .Net
> > platform.
> > 
> >    <a
> >    href="http://www.saltypickle.com/rubydotnet/">http://www.saltypickle.com/rubydotnet/</a>
> 
> Well if your a Linux user then .NET probably wont effect you much yet.

Which is, what, over 90% of corporate web sites at the moment? (I don't know
for sure...) If .NET is for web-enabled apps (actually, I don't know what it
is for!), then how's that gonna work on all those FreeBSD boxes out there?

> > > Windows won't be so inferior to Linux anymore.
> > That's a good one, V!!! <wiping tears>
> Well ofcourse you would disagree if your anti-microsoft.

I'm only anti-evil... :D

> But the fact is Microsoft
> is working hard to greatly improve security, and realibilty of their future
> OSes.

I agree with whomever said "M$ is working hard to secure their monopoly."

> may not turn out as quite as strong as some Linux or BSD distros, but it sure
> is a
> huge welcome to Windows users. It is also important to point out that the
> biggest reason
> Windows has these problems is become it is by far the most widely used
> operating system.
> I'm sure there would be many more problems if all this malicious software was
> targeted
> on Linux and BSD systems.

I'm sure Linux/BSD systems get tagged plenty. The reason we don't hear about
disruptions or breaks is because THEY ARE SECURE OPERATING SYSTEMS, unlike
that crapalicious Windows OS.

> That may be true currently, but once Vista is released at the end of 2006, I
> suspect
> that outlook will change. But currently the fact alone that 95% of new
> computers come
> with Windows pre-installed, and the fact that I cant go to just any computer
> retail
> store, and purchase Linux is a poor indication of your point. Stores dont want
> to sell
> software that you can legally get for free elsewhere.

I think it's important to distinguish between the personal desktop, the
corporate desktop, and the server. I don't know the numbers, but I know
M$ does not  have majority share in each niche.  And while the personal
desktop has been the most lucrative,  the virtual desktop will probably
replace it one day (that is, a PC running whatever OS running some kind
of internet app).

.NET might still be a M$ over-hyped dream, right? We'll see...

-=ck
"Programming in a state of EUPHORIA."
http://www.cklester.com/euphoria/