My understanding of XAML is that it is an open standard (or moving in that direction) ..... and I wouldn't be surprised if part of the recent "agreement" between M$ & $un didn't pan out to be the adoption of XAML as a universal representation for the GUI (XAML = Extensible Application Markup Language)
Ross Ferris Stamina Software Visage – an Evolution in Software Development >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >Behalf Of Craig Bennett >Sent: Tuesday, 20 April 2004 3:12 PM >To: U2 Users Discussion List >Subject: Re: GUI as nice as character-based > >>Perhaps you need to look at XAML/Avalon, which will be part of Windows >"Longhorn" .... by the time it >BYTES, the various opensource CLT projects >should be up & away, and you may have your path. > >But Ross, that gives me no more advantages than using IE6 in the context of >Dawn's question (although I can see how an application vendor tied hard to >windows might feel a little defensive about criteria 1 :) > >All our desktops at work and at clients are wintel (I run Slackware at >home). > >Nevertheless, the thrust of you argument (and presumable the intended point >of your straw poll) is not necessarily correct -- just because windows has >vast market domination now, it does not follow that this will remain the >case: just ask WordPerfect and Lotus (or DOS devotees or dumb terminal >vendors or Eudora users or Netscape shareholders or vb6 developers). > > >Craig > >-- >u2-users mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://www.oliver.com/mailman/listinfo/u2-users > > >--- >Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.661 / Virus Database: 424 - Release Date: 19/04/2004 > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.661 / Virus Database: 424 - Release Date: 19/04/2004 -- u2-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.oliver.com/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
