From: Robert Hicks <bobhicks@...>
Date: 2001-10-05T10:40:07+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:22111] Re: The Windows question still remains...

Shan-leung Maverick WOO wrote:

> Robert Hicks wrote:
> 
>>I would go against VC++ just because of the cost. Which really leaves
>>
> 
> This cost argument is not very convincing.

I am not here to convince. However, if I was to decided to write an 
extension I would go for free first. If MinGW and VC++ are close enough 
to be interchangeable (more so than say Cygwin) then I would say MinGW 
would be the Windows answer for those of us with lean pocketbooks.

Bob
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