From: "Guy N. Hurst" <gnhurst@...>
Date: 2002-01-22T16:02:39+09:00
Subject: Re: RANT: Ruby GUI API


Albert Wagner wrote:
>> But although Ruby is founded in Linux, if it is to be useful for
>> the 'masses' and a candidate for paid work/jobs, then it will
>> have to be provided with a windows-specific approach.
>
>"...have to be provided with...", there's the rub.
>
> I personally don't think that there are enough Windows-only users out there
> with the open source mentality to do this.  Rather, most windows-only users
> have the parasitic mentality inherited from Micros**t of waiting for someone
> else to do it, or if they do it, making it proprietary and charging for it.
> 

I am not talking about windows programmers, I am talking about users.
As in, the ones who pay for programs.

> >
> > I don't think there can be one standard GUI for both unix and windows
> > that will satisfy the windows community.
> 
> Duh!
> 
> Is there really a statistically significant number of Windows users who give
> a crap about porting anything to Linux? or Mac?  This is a serious question.
> 

Let me rephrase: 
that will satisfy the windows community *of paying customers*

...
>Of course, this is all a red herring.  There
> are only really three groups:
> 
> 1) Windows-only users:  Ruby currently has good support for the Windows OS
> GUI.  So they are happy.
>

If you think this, then you have missed my point. My adjustments
above will hopefully reveal a different concept.
 

Guy N. Hurst