I really don't think it's too late for anything with Linux, they may very well become "the next big Desktop". It's just we're tempted to apply commercial logic to a mostly not-for-profit organization. But Linux is not an commercial OS so development going into it is not really based on economics. They'll continue working on it and who knows, one day they just might bring something that's acceptable for an end user.
I'd like to share my opinion on why Linux is not a viable Desktop operating system. From my experience with Linux it seems that the only valid way of distributing an application and making sure it works on most Linux'es out there is to make the software available as source and have the end user compile it. In the Open Source world distributing something as source is pretty much the norm and backwards compatibility is considered at source level, not binary level. This makes it difficult for commercial software to work on Linux. If the Linux people manage to get BINARY compatibility going on most of the platforms they might have a winner! And of course, it doesn't really need to be "binary" compatibility. It might as well be pseudo-code compatibility (see dotNET / mono) or some other form of hard-to-decode pseudo-binary. Robert Meek wrote: > This is definitely interesting stuff, and I hadn't visited Marco's > site in a long time so thanx for reminding me about it. ( My favorites > table looks like a jungle! <g> ) I may have misquoted myself because I > agree that the software as service model is going to get bigger and bigger, > although I didn't use the same terminology. > My views are indeed concerned more with what is happening on my own > home ground. I don't have even one international client, and lately the > business ethics of some foreign companies has really burned me up. At least > when they don't follow good practices here something can usually be done > about it! So even were I to get interest from overseas I'd have to think > long and hard before accepting any relationship! > Also hatred against the US is at an all time world high...not that I > blame them! <g> I wish we'd all just stop meddling in each other's affairs > and handle trade across borders like any well run corporation would! > But getting back to AJAX, a name which I associate with a cleaning > product, how different is it really from ASP .NET? I'm not high on > Microsoft but they have a marketing machine much like Coke-a-cola did back > in the 40's! And they've got their sticky fingers in the government here as > well, so they are going to be tough to beat when they decide it time to turn > the pressure up on the rest of the world the way they are doing here right > now! Technology always has a habit of turning in the direction of least > resistance and the most funding, and that's a world-wide condition. If > Linux had been properly marketed instead of being put out in several > competing versions, they'd have a piece of the pie here already. But I > think it's too late for them now! > > from Robert Meek dba Tangentals Design CCopyright 2006 > Proud to be a moderator of "The Delphi Lists" at elists.org > > (["An unused program is the consequence of a higher logic!", nil]) As > written in The Compendium of Accepted Robotic and Surrlogic Theorems Used in > the Self Analysis of Elemental Positronic Pathways...1st Edition Revised > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Cosmin Prund > Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 11:51 AM > To: Delphi-Talk Discussion List > Subject: Re: Delphi - current status and future? > > Found some Delphi-AJAX stuff! It seems there's at least 1 AJAX (beta) > site alive on the Internet at this very moment, and there might be many > more. > Link: http://ajax.marcocantu.com/doc/DelphiAndAjax.html > > Marshall E. Fryman wrote: > >> Robert - >> >> I think you have a US-centric view of the marketplace. Most of Europe >> and Asia are standardizing on Linux platforms. Microsoft is definitely a >> contender and is able to throw massive amounts of money around; however, >> when entire governmental bodies (China, Germany, Italy, etc.) move to >> Linux platforms, we would be seriously remiss in ignoring the trend. >> Additionally, there is a reason that Microsoft is concerned about Google. >> >> The software-as-service model is going to become more prevalent in the >> coming years, not less. Delphi seriously needs an Ajax capability that >> doesn't tie into a very expensive and proprietary hosting model (read >> .NET.) While I personally find software that is only available via the >> Web annoying, I have to admit to being impressed with Yahoo's Mail beta >> and Google Docs and Spreadsheets. At times, I even forget that they are >> web-centric. With this type of functionality, the average (non-game >> playing for now) user could buy a Web only system (using a Transmeta >> chip or similar) that is able to send and receive e-mail, write their >> documents and browse the web. Is every app available? Not yet - but none >> of the ones that are available are written in Delphi (unless it's .NET). >> >> m >> __________________________________________________ >> Delphi-Talk mailing list -> Delphi-Talk@elists.org >> http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/delphi-talk >> >> >> > > __________________________________________________ > Delphi-Talk mailing list -> Delphi-Talk@elists.org > http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/delphi-talk > > __________________________________________________ > Delphi-Talk mailing list -> Delphi-Talk@elists.org > http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/delphi-talk > > __________________________________________________ Delphi-Talk mailing list -> Delphi-Talk@elists.org http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/delphi-talk
