Why not Linux?
Regards
Chris Saunders
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From: "Bill Halchin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2000 10:49 PM
Subject: Re: Haskell and the NGWS Runtime
> To Linux????? :^)
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> >From: "Chris Saunders" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Erik Meijer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >CC: "Marcin 'Qrczak' Kowalczyk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
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> >Subject: Re: Haskell and the NGWS Runtime
> >Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2000 22:24:14 -0400
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> >It seems to me that this .Net thingy is a runtime
> >and therefore could potentially be as portable
> >as anything from Java. This runtime just needs
> >to be ported to other operating systems similarily
> >to the Java runtime.
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> >Regards
> >Chris Saunders
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> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Kevin Glynn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: "Erik Meijer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Cc: "Marcin 'Qrczak' Kowalczyk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
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> >Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2000 8:57 PM
> >Subject: Re: Haskell and the NGWS Runtime
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> > > I don't believe this says anything about support for other OS's. I
> > > think the devices here are hardware, (PCs, handhelds, phones, fridge
> > > interfaces, ...) Of course Microsoft believes that some day, very
> > > soon, all devices will run (a version of) Windows. Hence this
> > > statement refers to Microsoft's announced plans to port .NET to all
> > > Windows OS's, including WinCE.
> > >
> > > Do you have another reference which is more convincing?
> > >
> > > k
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> > >
> > > Erik Meijer writes:
> > > > > Not "at least" but "only". I haven't heard of plans for .NET on
any
> > > > > non-Windows platform.
> > > >
> > > > Then you should listen more closely! a quote from the .NET
> >whitepaper:
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> > > > Microsoft .NET proactively adapts to what you
> > > > want to do, on any of your devices. This inversion
> > > > of the traditional installation-dependent application
> > > > model is a necessity in a world where users will
> > > > enjoy the benefits of services on multiple devices.
> > > >
> > > > http://www.microsoft.com/net/
> > > >
> > > > Erik
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