The word from LinuxWorld this past week is that Kylix is here on Linux. I don't have first hand information, however so take it for what it is worth. -- IV Richard Ebling wrote: > If you're interested in RAD tools, you might want to take a look at > "Kylix", Borland's port of Delphi for Linux. Supposedly shipping > commercial versions in Q1 of '01; the "freely downloadable version", for > use in developing opensource projects, is slated to be available in > "mid-2001" (i.e., months with an "R"). Kylix is said to use a > cross-platform library (just Linux & Windows, at the moment IIRC). > > The demonstration I saw was rather impressive. I understand Kylix was > strongly hyped at LinuxWorld recently, so there should be plenty of > fluff to read anytime now. > > It looks like Kylix could be Yet Another Groovy But Closed Tool-- one > that _could_ be used by developers for opensource projects, while > retaining nearly all the disadvantages of the usual suspects > --vulnerability to corporate whims, market-driven "feature"(bug) > updates, etc. However, I remain naively hopeful that things might be > different (better) in this case... More-learned viewpoints are > solicited! > > - Richard >
