Hi mike, I just wonder what developing tools you use since you are now in linux. I'm strongly considering to move to linux also, but doesn't really know what tools i could use to develop my applications. Any inputs is much appreciated.
Micha³ Wo¼niak wrote: >>They will do, in fact they can do it at any time, MS can buy Borland >>even if they don't want to sell it (money can do everything ;) ). If >>borland is alive is because of the MS fear to the monopoly laws. >> >> > >Thank the Deity for the antimonopoly rights, then. :) > > > >>Congratulations for your move, but think about this: all of your >>clients have moved to linux with you? I think that our real problem is >>that, sometimes, we have to "obey" our clients and they don't want to >>make a change, even if it is necessary... :( >> >> > >Yes, we have to, but: >1. we can at least try the OpenSource technology and, if it fits the >particular needs, suggest our *new* clients this technology - we will be >happy, as we can use the OpenSource (free) tools, and the clients will be >happy, as they can pay a *lot* less money for our products. >2. we can suggest our old clients, if this seams reasonable in a particular >case, to move to OSS alternatives. Many OSS alternatives are compatible with >their comercial counterparts. > >I would just like to point out - again! - that if we stick with MS (or any >other huge vendor) just because it's easy to do so, and it will gain more and >more market and finally perform a successful vendor lock-in, we *will* have >to pay for this in tears and hard cash, eventually. > >And let's make it clear here: although I am very pro-FOSS (Free/OpenSource >Software), I don't think it is suitable for absolutely everything. Some >commercial products have parameters that are way better than OSS >implementations', some have features that OSS can only dream of. >But that's just why I just *love* OSS: it provides cheap (free!) alternatives >to commercial products, so that software companies - like Borland or MS - >have to sit down and *do some work* to get their products *better* than those >offered as OSS. >This gives the users the possibility to get more value for their money! And >makes Big Fat Vendors produce some *good* software, because otherwise - their >clients will eventually move to OSS. >That's also the reason, why I advocate for OSS - try it, use it, and if it >fails to satisfy - *then* buy commercial counterpart. >Example: I installed Linux four years ago as a "test", and within 6 months I >completely moved to Linux. As a system - it satisfies my needs. I can have a >*good*, *stable* (I haven't had a hangup once!) and feature-laden (some >features even WinXP doesn't have - like creating multiple networks on one >ethernet card, for instance) Operating System for free or almost free - and >*legally*. But If I would run a rocking big company with a database >containing myriads of records - I suppose I would have to buy a commercial DB >solution. But If I had such a company - I would have the money to do so. > >Uff, a long one, sorry for that. ;) > >Cheers >Mike > > >___________________________________________________________ >To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! >Security Centre. http://uk.security.yahoo.com > > >----------------------------------------------------- >Home page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/delphi-en/ >To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > -- Bong Palitog JIMAC Inc. Tel: (632)-742-6832 (632)-742-6840 FAX: (632)-742-6634 Mobile: +639209050987 email:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jimac-inc.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ----------------------------------------------------- Home page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/delphi-en/ To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/delphi-en/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
