Re: [twsocket] OT: ICS' position on Borland sale
I wonder what Francois plans to do with ICS if/when Delphi changes hands/dies. I think we need a worst case scenario. Everything depends on who buy Borland IDE division, if someone ever buy it. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.overbyte.be -- To unsubscribe or change your settings for TWSocket mailing list please goto http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/twsocket Visit our website at http://www.overbyte.be
Re: [twsocket] OT: ICS' position on Borland sale
Fastream Technologies a écrit : Hello, I wonder what Francois plans to do with ICS if/when Delphi changes hands/dies. I think we need a worst case scenario. IMHO, there're several scenarios : 1. Delphi goes Open Source : nothing to change - or we shoud say follow the changes decided by the community. 2. Delphi is sold : follow any changes if decided else see §4 3. Delphi dies : ICS dies with it else see $4 4. ICS goes completely FreePascal Lazarus. IMHo ;) -- Guillaume MAISON - [EMAIL PROTECTED] 83, Cours Victor Hugo 47000 AGEN Tél : 05 53 87 91 48 - Fax : 05 53 68 73 50 e-mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Web : http://nauteus.com -- To unsubscribe or change your settings for TWSocket mailing list please goto http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/twsocket Visit our website at http://www.overbyte.be
Re: [twsocket] OT: ICS' position on Borland sale
Francois PIETTE wrote: I wonder what Francois plans to do with ICS if/when Delphi changes hands/dies. I think we need a worst case scenario. Everything depends on who buy Borland IDE division, if someone ever buy it. If nobody will ever buy it, the image of Borland would be rather damaged. Some people think that probably M$ will buy it? Arno Garrels -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.overbyte.be -- To unsubscribe or change your settings for TWSocket mailing list please goto http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/twsocket Visit our website at http://www.overbyte.be
Re: [twsocket] OT: ICS' position on Borland sale
M$ could buy it and then swiftly kill it off - no need to support a product to compete with your other IDEs and most of all Java! Good chance to kill the number 1 Java IDE. No open source by Borland - too much money thrown out the door, they need cash for it. They are still losing money hand over fist and need to strip the lowest performing products in their software catalog. Sell it to the principle people within the division - Let them make a run with it. This happens a lot in the industry. Well being a hard core customer of Borland's IDEs from TP3 till today, I think I will send a nasty gram to Borland now, wait! Western Union has discontinued Telegram service here in the states! Aar! Sorry Francois but I felt compelled to write this OT message, Darin From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Arno Garrels Sent: Fri 2/24/2006 11:59 AM To: ICS support mailing Subject: Re: [twsocket] OT: ICS' position on Borland sale Francois PIETTE wrote: I wonder what Francois plans to do with ICS if/when Delphi changes hands/dies. I think we need a worst case scenario. Everything depends on who buy Borland IDE division, if someone ever buy it. If nobody will ever buy it, the image of Borland would be rather damaged. Some people think that probably M$ will buy it? Arno Garrels -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.overbyte.be -- To unsubscribe or change your settings for TWSocket mailing list please goto http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/twsocket Visit our website at http://www.overbyte.be -- To unsubscribe or change your settings for TWSocket mailing list please goto http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/twsocket Visit our website at http://www.overbyte.be
Re: [twsocket] OT: ICS' position on Borland sale
Hello! Whenever Delphi is sold I think actual version of Delphi and ICS will permit to continue make programs for some years. Exactly. Since Delphi isn't some kind of interpreter and also isn't closed environment, extending RTL to accomodate OS changes is still possible. If there will be no Delphi for Win64, support for Win32 apps in Win64 will still allow to be both backward and forward compatible (pcs with Win32-only OS will remain for - IMO - at least 5-8 years after Win64 release date - of course if not longer, Win16 PCs are still here - 11 years after Win95 release). So in my opinion there's no need to worry - for now at least, ince there's no Win64 at all (and Microsoft still delays the Vista release). 6 years is a whole lot of time, and should be enough to find another IDE - Not necessarily M$ one - learn it, and port living projects to it. -- Piotr Hellrayzer Dalek [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Ocen dziewczyny Playboya!!! http://link.interia.pl/f190f -- To unsubscribe or change your settings for TWSocket mailing list please goto http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/twsocket Visit our website at http://www.overbyte.be
