Hi all.
Well. I borrowed an 8GB HD from work today and brought it home to install
Linux (cos I had no spare room left on any HDs on my machine) and then to
sample Kylix.
2 Points I want to make....
(1). I am not really a linux person, but the one thing that has always put
me off has been installing of programs. Now I have not really done much with
linux, so my perceptions might be a little off, BUT all that aside, it was
SO easy to install Kylix ! I was impressed !
(2). Kylix is GREAT !! just like Delphi...ok,ok...thats the point, BUT no
real learning curve was required to get in there and "DO" somthing !
Over all, IMHO, from someone who is not a great linux person, I think
borland have made the transition process from windows to Linux dev. so easy
for people like me. I am no longer "Scared" of the move over to Linux when
the time comes for me to do some developement (like next week).
So all in all, so far, I think borland deserve a pat on the back.
In saying the above, I have not really delved TOO deeply into Kylix, but I
was impressed.
Well thats my thoughts anyway :)
Jeremy Coulter
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
Behalf Of Nic Wise
Sent: Thursday, 26 July 2001 12:51
To: Multiple recipients of list delphi
Subject: Re: [DUG]: Kylix now Free for Open Source Projects
WOW! I wounder if the slashdot crowd have realised THAT one!!!!
Somehow I think they might have missed it.
N
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From: "Nello Sestini" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Multiple recipients of list delphi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 12:36 PM
Subject: Re: [DUG]: Kylix now Free for Open Source Projects
> > It appears that any Kylix OE app opens a wee dialog box that
> > displays "this
> > was written with OE, it must be GPL!" (i've only seen a screen shot
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> > far), but to me that sounds $(*&#(*$ annoying and bad on Borlands
> > part...
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> unfortunately it's required by the GPL 2(c):
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> c) If the modified program normally reads commands
> interactively when run, you must cause it, when
> started running for such interactive use
> in the most ordinary way, to print or display an
> announcement including an appropriate copyright
> notice and a notice that there is no
> warranty (or else, saying that you provide a
> warranty) and that users may redistribute the
> program under these conditions, and telling the
> user how to view a copy of this License.
> (Exception: if the Program itself is interactive
> but does not normally print such an announcement,
> your work based on the Program is not required to
> print an announcement.)
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> GPL is pretty restrictive. There are certainly other more friendly
> OSS choices - it does seem strange Borland wouldn't have chosen
> one of them.
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> > --On Thursday, July 26, 2001 9:37 AM +1200 Peter Harrison
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> > > This is almost enough for me to reformat my Windows Machine to
> > Linux :-)
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> > --
> > Vi de ud?delige inviterer dere til ? sl? dere sammen med oss
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