> You are poorly informed, Doc. Condemning others > based on what you've been told is risky business.
The attitude of condemnation has been somewhat one-sided, and not from my side. I made a simple *observation* based on 30 years of experience with computers without the intention of it turning into a big deal. I am sorry it has been made such. I apologize to anyone who has chosen to be offended. It was not my intention to insult -- I was echoing what programmers have told me. Other programmers may disagree, but then their argument is with their peers, especially with the Linux folks who plead for scraps of information from which they can write the drivers that others say cannot be written -- then they write them. It was a *combination* of observation and testimony. Meanwhile I celebrate and support Mozilla/Firefox/ Thunderbird/Seamonkey, AbiWord, Hamlibs, hundreds if not thousands of Java-based apps, and hundreds if not thousands of other cross-platform apps. We all make choices at various moments of the software conceptualization, development, promotion, and selection cycle. I have joined with those who make cross-platform compatibility an important preference. I am sorry if that makes some people, especially at Microsoft, uncomfortable. 'nuff said, let's move on. -- Thanks! & 73, doc, KD4E ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Projects: http://ham-macguyver.bibleseven.com Personal: http://bibleseven.com Note: Both down temporarily due to server change. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
