> I guess my main point here is that Java is not as bad as the earlier posts > have suggested. Like anything else, tt takes a certain amount of proficiency > in knowing how to use the tool.
Yes, that's the problem. If I look for an application to do some job on Freshmeat, I first look if the language is not Java. If it's Java I don't even bother trying to download, install, and run, because already know in advance that I won't be able to make it run. CL<
