Oops. Nevermind. [like the old Saturday Night Live]
> ------------Original Message------------ > From: "EP" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: python-list@python.org > Date: Thu, Aug-4-2005 10:09 PM > Subject: Re: IronPython 0.9 Released > > "Luis M. Gonzalez" Announced: > > > IronPython 0.9 Released(8/2/2005 10:28:41 AM) > > > > > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=cf5ae627-5df1-4f8a-ba8b-d64f0676f43f&displaylang=en > > > > MS website says: > > """System Requirements > > * Supported Operating Systems: Windows Server 2003; Windows XP > > You must install the .NET Framework Version 2.0 Redistributable Package > Beta 2 prior to installing IronPython.""" > > > And > > > """Important: You cannot install two different language versions of the > .NET Framework on the same machine. Attempting to install a second > language version of the .NET Framework will cause the following error to > appear: "Setup cannot install Microsoft .NET Framework because another > version of the product is already installed." If you are targeting a > non-English platform or if you wish to view .NET Framework resources in a > different language, you must download the appropriate language version > of the .NET Framework language pack.""" > > > So, one has to uninstall their stable .NET Framework to install a beta > .NET Framework to try out a beta release of a new Python? Would this > not be of concern to folks who actually build ontop of .NET (and want to > be sure their current code / applications / tools work)? > > It is really all or none with MS, isn't it? If the > language/application is not ready for prime time, why would someone commit to > beta code > and a beta framework upon which other applications depend? > > > I may have the wrong perspective on all this, but it really befuddles > me. > > > [Bring on PyPy] > > > -- > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list > > > -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
