On Mon, Nov 24, 2003 at 12:10:05PM +0200, Mike Singer wrote:
> Herbert Graf wrote:
> >        I don't know if I'd go so far as calling it stupid, however
> >  I most certainly agree that moving from an open and perfectly
> > functional platform to a closed crippled platform like VS is
> > NOT a good idea. I have always stayed away from MS
> > development tools because of the "you're stuck" factor,
> > once you get used to doing it the MS way, which of course
> > doesn't work with any NON MS stuff, it's hard to switch. TTYL
>
>
>    Byron has made a decision already: he'll sell the software
> to those unfortunate men who "are stuck" at MS Windows,
> old, current and future versions.
>    If you're to sell the software, you must guarantee
> Max compatibility; I doubt that cross-platform development
> tools  could help this much (did he tell he wanna use system
> Windows things, DLLs, callbacks and all?) .
>
>    Just market considerations, not an attempt to glorify MS.

Who said anything about selling? The software is Open Source. It's free in
both senses of the word.

And since the source is available, no one is "stuck" with any version at all.

I have no interest in selling a student built product.

BAJ

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