On 2004.07.23, Bas Scheffers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dossy Shiobara said: > > I haven't tested with the commercial MSVC++ 6.0, only the new Microsoft > > Visual C++ Toolkit 2003 compiler. > > So it really is free (as in money wise), I didn't realise! That's good > enough then, if they ever stop handing it out for free, there is always > the possibility to switch.
Yes, it's free (as in beer) as opposed to RMS's free (as in freedom). Given the choice between beer and freedom, it's a tough decision ... :-) > I recall a time when Watcom was considered THE C compiler for DOS/Windows. > Not anymore, I guess. Proof that Sybase can destroy even the best of products. Sigh. > That said, using Watcom, you could make it work on OS/2 Warp and > Novell Netware! ;-) True. Find someone who will commit to running a production webserver on either of those two platforms, and we'll talk. :-) -- Dossy -- Dossy Shiobara mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Panoptic Computer Network web: http://www.panoptic.com/ "He realized the fastest way to change is to laugh at your own folly -- then you can let go and quickly move on." (p. 70) -- AOLserver - http://www.aolserver.com/ To Remove yourself from this list, simply send an email to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> with the body of "SIGNOFF AOLSERVER" in the email message. You can leave the Subject: field of your email blank.
