> The problem is that a lot of > authors are no longer > interested in portable code besides their Linux home > system. > > This is a problem that was not present in former > days.
This is unfortunately true. I remember those days well. People actually *coded* software, and it was a matter of *pride* to code a piece of software that is portable and works on as many platforms as possible. It showed coding prowess and people back then actually made it a point to write protable, small and fast code - the faster the better. If your code didn't work on the next platform, you'd lose face and you'd lose credibility. Back then, prestige was the highest prized currency one could have if you were on the computing scene. This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
