From: "Rich" 

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  "If you write it to run well on most platforms, you
  need compatability libs to run it on Windows. If you write it to run =
well on
  Windows, you need compatability libs to run it on other platforms."

   I disagree.  It all depends on your strategy for portability.

Rich

  "Don Hills"  wrote in message =
news:gvU5FtgaXyWP092yn{at}attglobal.net...
  In article , "Rich"  wrote:
  >   Why can't the open source folks write applications that don't have =
to
  >load a bunch of compatibility stuff?  Plenty of Windows ISVs are =
capable
  >of writing applications for multiple platforms that work well on =
Windows.

  It cuts both ways, Rich. If you write it to run well on most =
platforms, you
  need compatability libs to run it on Windows. If you write it to run =
well on
  Windows, you need compatability libs to run it on other platforms.

  Personally, I'm quite happy with the performance of the few open =
source apps
  that I use. Though developed on Linux, they generally port to OS/2 =
with
  minimal effort. Good thing too, if it were hard no-one would bother =
and I'd
  have to look harder at swapping my systems to Linux.

  --=20
  Don Hills    (dmhills at attglobaldotnet)     Wellington, New Zealand
  "New interface closely resembles Presentation Manager,
   preparing you for the wonders of OS/2!"
      -- Advertisement on the box for Microsoft Windows 2.11 for 286
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  "If you write=20
  it to run well on most platforms, youneed compatability libs to =
run it on=20
  Windows. If you write it to run well onWindows, you need =
compatability=20
  libs to run it on other
platforms."
 
   I
disagree.  It all =
depends on=20
your strategy for portability.
 
Rich
 

  "Don Hills" <black.hole.4.spam{at}gmail.commailto:black.hole.4.spam{at}gmail.com">black.hole.4.spam{at}gmail.com
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  wrote in message news:gvU5FtgaXyWP092yn{at}attg=
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  article <45e4e079$1{at}w3.nls.net>,">mailto:45e4e079$1{at}w3.nls.net">45e4e079$1{at}w3.nls.net>,
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"Rich"=20
  <{at}> wrote:>   Why can't
the open source folks =
write=20
  applications that don't have to>load a bunch of compatibility=20
  stuff?  Plenty of Windows ISVs are capable>of writing =
applications=20
  for multiple platforms that work well on Windows.It cuts both =
ways,=20
  Rich. If you write it to run well on most platforms, youneed =
compatability=20
  libs to run it on Windows. If you write it to run well onWindows, =
you need=20
  compatability libs to run it on other platforms.Personally, =
I'm quite=20
  happy with the performance of the few open source appsthat I use. =
Though=20
  developed on Linux, they generally port to OS/2 withminimal =
effort. Good=20
  thing too, if it were hard no-one would bother and I'dhave to look =
harder=20
  at swapping my systems to Linux.-- Don =
Hills   =20
  (dmhills at attglobaldotnet)    
Wellington, New=20
  Zealand"New interface closely resembles Presentation=20
  Manager, preparing you for the wonders of=20
  OS/2!"    -- Advertisement on
the box for Microsoft =
Windows=20
  2.11 for 286

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