> > and there is a gamble there on Python's future OS compatibility > > What does this mean? Python runs on just about every OS > out there, and there is absolutely no reason to believe that it might cease to > do so in the future. Why do you consider it a gamble?
I understand what you're saying and have to agree that Python is as good a bet as is out there today, but I think the PC OS paradigm is headed for some sea changes in the decade to come. The incredible advances in hardware technology since the PC was introduced opens up a world of possibilities. Maybe IBM will decide to put OS 390 on a PC, or China or some another country will build a super-duper competing OS as a matter of national pride and then sell it for $1 a copy. Maybe voice interpreters will hit the big-time, or some other advance, completely out of left field, that changes the way we program computers. Computers are binary today, but that's not a law of physics. I'm not saying I know this or that, but we do know that the only constant is change. Ergo, it's all a gamble. Bill > -- Ed Leafe _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
