From: David Alan Black <dblack@...>
Date: 2001-10-03T09:53:00+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:21969] Re: Let's work on Windows support

Hello --

On Wed, 3 Oct 2001, Furio R. Filoseta (tlf.) wrote:

> Come on, for Ruby developers in Windows environment. You may as well be
> asking the rest of the posters to this thread why bother with Windows ?
>
> Oh, wait, that's it, isn't it ?
>
> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: Albert Wagner [mailto:alwagner@tcac.net]
> Enviado el: Martes, 02 de Octubre de 2001 08:07 p.m.
> Para: ruby-talk ML
> Asunto: [ruby-talk:21963] Re: Let's work on Windows support
>
> On Tuesday 02 October 2001 18:20, you wrote:
> <snip>
> >
> > Given the enormous effort Microsoft is putting into .NET I think doing
> > the .NET way would be all gain.
>
> For who?

I have briefly tried to understand .NET, and don't, so I may be wrong.
But judging from the fact that there are .NET versions of different
languages, I have to assume that .NET is yet another attempt by
Micros**t to make everything run only on MS, and to destroy all
branches of computer culture which don't rely on MS and use MS
proprietary standards.  Unless there's been a shift in their corporate
strategy unlike any other such shift in the history of corporations,
that would be a reasonable assumption.

Therefore, I don't see how it can be good for Ruby.  I'm not trying to
start an argument here; I'm just reasoning from what we know about
Micros**t.


David

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