This is getting really offtopic so i will try not to drag this out any further.
On 25 Mar 2002, Jonathan Blandford wrote: > Alan Horkan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > You should re-read my earlier messages. > GTK 2 is already available on windows to a much greater extent than > before. It's not an official locked down release, as there's still some > instability in the code base, but the API is basically fixed, and it'll > be done on a time scale much faster than writing a spreadsheet/wp will > be. That is good to know but again with reuse of code and the fact that i never said it had to be written from scratch (although i understand the unfortunate mentality of most programmers to reimplement the wheel). > [ For what it's worth, the platform-independent spreadsheet code in > gnumeric is much larger than the gnome-specific code there. There > just isn't a lot of it. With gnumeric 2.0, there's even less 'gnome' > code. Porting gnumeric to windows is certainly a much easier task > than writing a spreadsheet from scratch. Free software has never been > much about 'easier', though. (-: ] I was never aware of there being ANY developer interest in having Gnumeric run on Windows, i am used to hostility from Linux developers every time i want to run applications on both the operating systems i use (I am used to it, but i dont like it). I like to choose the application i use irrespective of what operating system i am using at the time. I may be using Linux over a remote connection from a windows box to send this mail but tomorrow i might be using BSD, or Mac or a different operating systems entirely. I hardly know what Operating System i will be using tomorrow, so i have no idea what Operting System i will be using in 5 years time. Cross platfrom software is another protection from vendor lock in and a freedom i value. > Thanks, > -Jonathan [please reply to me directly offlist You would not happen to know if Red Hat have any operations in Ireland? I think they have some sort of training and certification licensee in Cork but i am dont know any details and the web page only provides an address] Sincerely Alan Horkan Would love to get summer work with RedHat or Sun or any other company that gets Open Source. And as part of the Computer Science society, i would also love to get more of our University to use Linux. http://www.ducss.tcd.ie
