On Jan 8, 2008 11:51 PM, William Stein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just a quick question: Isn't Flash a closed-source commercial product, hence > completely unsuitable for use as a core technology in Sage? (In contrast, > Java is (supposed to be?) GPL'd now. ) > > -- William
Yes it is closed (btw, I don't think Tom was advocating the use of Flash in Sage, just pointing out the fact that it is near-perfect for web developement in his view). I just want to point out the obvious about Javascript: it's a bona fide platform for web development that is "installed" by default on most modern browsers. You actually have to install Java (now that it's GPL-compatible) and you don't gain much in the short run for web dev. If you want to get serious about web development why not ship PHP, which was specifically written for the web? So it's -1 from me on Java *for web dev*. I would not discount Java for other things: a combination of Java platform + scripting language (like python, php, perl) could open up exciting possibilities for Sage . didier > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel URLs: http://sage.scipy.org/sage/ and http://modular.math.washington.edu/sage/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
