From: Ellen K. 

I could do the grody, complex-calculations-plus-database stuff I do in Java
if somebody wanted it to run on Unix (or whatever), JDBC is pretty
straightforward (although not entirely bugfree).   But I wouldn't want
to have to do GUI's with it -- Swing is, um, well, ...

At my current job everything I write is supposed to run on Windows,
although I have to interface to all kinds of things.

On Mon, 07 Jul 2003 16:09:35 -0400, Gary Wiltshire 
wrote in message :

>Probably, like me, the demand for her services are on Windows
>machines.  I write programs for a living on the platform with the
>highest demand.  If the demand shifts to Linux, Beos or
>RumplestiltskinOS I will change OS.
>
>On Sat, 05 Jul 2003 10:01:36 -0400, Mike '/m'  wrote:
>
>>
>>Then why don't you have an exit plan to discontinue using Windows?
>>
>> /m
>>
>>
>>On Fri, 04 Jul 2003 15:06:44 -0700, Ellen K.

>>wrote:
>>
>>>I feel exactly the same way.
>>>
>>>On Fri, 4 Jul 2003 13:08:46 -0400, "Geo."
 wrote in
>>>message :
>>>
>>>>I have a feature request now, I want a switch that tells NT
not to talk to
>>>>anyone unless I request it. IE, an easy way to turn ALL
these phone home
>>>>technologies OFF. I will decide what is or is not needed on
my computer, I
>>>>do not want nor do I need help with this. I WANT TOTAL
CONTROL OVER MY
>>>>COMPUTER DAMMIT.

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