> Then someone at IBM asked, "Why don't they write Idea as a plugin for > Eclipse?"
Maybe just the opposite: Why doesn't Eclipse becomes an IDEA plugin? Tom On Tue, 16 Jul 2002 20:33:38 +0000, "m b" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I work for an IBM business partner, and I was at a meeting at IBM which > focused on their new WDSc (WebSphere Development Studio client) which is > just a special set of plugins built on Eclipse (www.eclipse.org). > > I complained that their built-in Java environment lacked many features that > Idea had (IBM does however have many impressive proprietary plugins). I > also mentioned how the JetBrains crew was close to the developer community, > and how you implement our suggestions and bugfixes so quickly, and in > general, how great it is to be an Idea user. > > Then someone at IBM asked, "Why don't they write Idea as a plugin for > Eclipse?" > > So my question is: why don't you? > > AFAIK the Eclipse License allows propriatary plugins, and if Idea were a > plugin, then all the other plugins for Eclipse (and Eclipse itself) are no > longer COMPETITORS to Idea, instead they become an ASSET. IBM already has > HUGE support from BIG 3rd party companies (QNX, Rational, Borland, > TogetherSoft, WebGain, RedHat, SuSE), and Eclipse could easily become a > "standard" for Java/Web development. > > Wouldn't it be better to be on the same team and benifit from their efforts? > > Is this crazy? impossible? Or a great idea staring us in the face? > > > As always, thanks for your time, and for Idea. > -mark > > _________________________________________________________________ > Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com > _______________________________________________ Eap-features mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.jetbrains.com/mailman/listinfo/eap-features
