On Sat, 24 Jul 2004 14:24:35 +0200, Harald Houppermans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I doubt you know what happens "under the hood" of free pascal. >
That's not the point. > Also I believe the free pascal source code is fully available so you might > look at specific parts ;) That's the point :) No, seriously, I have some years of experience working with Java and C, C++ and I'm almost a CS graduate, so I guess if I had the time I could see "what's under the hood" and understand it. > I believe there is a free delphi version somewhere ;) Borland removed it from the web and ftp site. Anyway I bought an old magazine that had Delphi 6 PE, and apparently it's still legal to use it. If you think about it it's pretty weird given that they have similar versions for C++Builder and JBuilder. > Open source usually have licenses as well which tell you what you can and > can't do. Yes, but you don't have to throw your money to a corporation that could leave you hanging. Think about what happened with Kylix. That project is obviously abandoned. Have you tried to make it work on any the newest linux distributions? Good luck. If it was a free software project someone (like myself) could take the source and make it work. > I think Delphi and Windows are well tested and a excellent choice for any > type of application =D I worked several years as a network administrator for a a school of engineering and I got a lot of feedback from the users about Windows. I seriously wouldn't use Windows for any production project. It it fundamentally flawed and a waste of money and resources. Linux could be flawed too, but my money goes to a local LUG that makes good use of it and not to a group of people that are rich beyond anyone's imagination. I don't know about Delphi, I've been using it for a couple of years and it didn't hang even once. But, then again, maybe I was just lucky. I have nothing against Borland, I own several of their products, but IMHO free software is better than proprietary software. I DO have a LOT agains MIcrosoft. Microsoft represents almost everything that's wrong with capitalism and does everything it can to get "better" at it every year. I live in a country that suffers from this kind of company's behavior. I refuse to be an accomplice. _______________________________________________ fpc-pascal maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal
