* A.J.Mechelynck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [070421 10:20]:
> Zhichao Hong wrote:
> >I am aware of the the cream project. Unfortunately they are the gnu
> >compilers. As I have a professional Visual C++ compiler, and Vim is
> >such as great tool, I would like to compile it with the latest
> >professional tool. I don't intent to stir flame war between gnu and
> >microsoft compilers. Also, cream does not always update to the latest
> >patch. There is a delay sometimes I could not wait.
> [...]
>
> It doesn't hurt to have more than one supplier for a single product, so your
> contribution is welcome. However,
> please understand that the higher price tag on the VC++ compiler, or the
> "Professional" label on its box, don't
> necessarily make it a higher-quality product than the open-source gcc
> compiler. Tagging a product "Professional"
> and upping its price are purely "commercial" ("merchandising", "marketing")
> methods to make the gullible customer
> _believe_ that the product is of a higher quality. In my experience, when it
> goes about the computer world, more
> often than not the product in question is of _lower_ quality than the
> open-source (almost-)free equivalent.
>
> Cases in point:
> - Microsoft Windows XP Professional (I haven't tested Vista, but from what I
> hear it could also serve here) vs.
> openSUSE Linux.
Sorry for the off topic.
I have nothing against Linux at all.(I'm using it as my standard
operating system).
But I must admit that Windows and MacOS are far ahead from Linux in
the graphics area. The X server is somehow not worthy to compare with
the graphic environments of the other two.
OpenOffice is usable and has a lot of futures but it just looks bad.
Free Software is in the most cases not as good as proprietary,
especially when the X server is involved.
Exceptions:
> - Internet Explorer vs. Firefox.
> - Notepad vs. gvim.
- Visual Studio vs. Eclipse
> - Etc...
So stay realistic, you are not aware of if and how much Mingw is
better then Microsoft's compiler.
Best Regards,
Dimtar
>
>
> Best regards,
> Tony.
> --
> Mollison's Bureaucracy Hypothesis:
> If an idea can survive a bureaucratic review and be implemented
> it wasn't worth doing.
