Robert Lilly wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > snip > > > > I also noted that in this "idle" installer screen, there is reference > > MS Visual studio .NET > > > Technology. Does this need to be installed? If so, is there an > > evaluation version of this? > > Yes, ActiveState's Active versions of their apps require .NET. I am not > aware of any evaluation versions of it.
But the framework is available free from MS. Legally, I believe it must be installed for the primary purpose of installing some MS application, but it is avaiable, if you search downloads at M$. > Regarding Visual C++, that is Microsoft's version 6. The .NET version is > called C#. Nope. Microsoft can be pretty greedy and proprietary. They do not cut their own throat, though, which is what they would be doing if they tried to substitue some freshly-minted language for a well-used standard such as C++. They can get away with it with Java, sorta', since Java programmers do not constitue the core of their clientele for development tools. They cannot do that with C++, whose users do. MS does advertise this as an evolution of the C and C++ languages, but standard C++ is still an option. Joseph -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
