On Fri, 6 May 2005 23:03:04 -0700 Ben Goren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > And, truthfully, I just don't see the point behind it, either. It's > not like C# or Java is *that* much better than C or C++ or Perl or > Lisp or any of a dozen other languages that *aren't* encumbered. I > mean, sure, you could probably pick something to which Java is well > suited, and I certainly don't want to start a language flame war.
Actually, C# really is much better than other languages for what it does. Is there some other safe, garbage collected, high level language with performance anywhere close to C#? And what exactly is encumbering C#? Its an ECMA standard, and you are free to write a BSD licensed implimentation if you don't like the existing options. That's like saying C++ is encumbered because gcc is GPL and MS video studio is proprietary. Of course, I don't think mono or java should be part of openbsd, I am just pointing out that C# is an open standard. Adam
