I am not the moderator of this list, and you all are free to cheerfully ignore my comment, but the legitimate point of this thread was that many of us would like to run Protel under Linux. It is not terribly relevant for our purpose which operating system is best. As we know, the OS wars would go on for centuries, filling vast disk spaces with polemic, with no resolution until the sides retire in exhaustion, though that possibility is only theoretical.
So I'll politely ask, please, let's not debate the superiority of one system over another, we've seen too much of that. It is enough to acknowledge that some of us prefer one system and some prefer another; this does not require any admission that the other side is anything other than the collection of stupid idiots that they must be if they would support that piece of junk. :-) In ten years, I will look back at this post and say, "Ah, I was right, and the world came to agree with me." Isn't ambiguity wonderful? The Linux proponents, being outsiders at this time (with respect to Protel), have a certain right, I'd say, to establish that their preference is not completely insane, and this may require pointing out certain alleged problems or deficiencies with Windows. There are many excellent reasons why Protel should continue to support Windows, so I don't think there is any threat to those who prefer Windows. As I expressed before, my own suspicion is that an attempt to support Linux in addition to Windows would force a programming discipline that might well improve both products. Sloppiness that might pass unnoticed in Windows, even though it causes the occasional crash, might well come to light in the process of compiling Protel for Linux. But I have never done programming on this level, it's just my suspicion. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Abdulrahman Lomax Easthampton, Massachusetts USA * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
