Yeah... big advantage IMHO. You can program using Basic, C++, C#, Java, Pascal, Cobol, etc. and have it run on Linux... In the old Java platform, you are restricted to use Java to program... We hate restrictions, don't we?
Regards/ Jerome ----- Original Message ----- From: "joel realubit" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2001 12:35 AM Subject: RE: [plug] OT:.NET of Open Source > are there any advantages if .net were ported to linux? i mean, would that be > considered 'innovation'? there's already java on linux, why would we need > yet another distributed component architecture wachamacallit on linux, much > less a mere translation of microsoft technology into linux? is it my > imagination or is this .net linux port like a 'hey, me too!' playing > catch-up kind of thing? > > flames > /dev/null > > joel > :) > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Jerome Tan > > Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2001 11:58 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [plug] OT:.NET of Open Source > > > > > > > > > Websphere is IBM's Java application server. I dont think its ope-source > > > though, can someone correct me on this, because its the most > > expensive on > > > this type. Its java thats what .Net is up against to. > > > > > Yeah... Java platform not the Java language is what .NET is > > competing with. > > > > Then C# for Java? > > > > Regards/ > > Jerome > > > > _ > > Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at > http://plug.linux.org.ph > To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _ > Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph > To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
