2009/12/20 Laurie Clark-Michalek <bluepeppers@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> You cannot write an > >> application for windows and expect it to work on Linux. > > Java? The success of the language is based around the fact that almost > every computer has the runtime installed, regardless of operating > system. Does that not count as a global API? > > Laurie > I can't resist to quote awarenetwork (http://www.awarenetwork.org/usr/?q=11 ): "saying java is good because it runs on all platforms is like saying anal sex is great because it works on all genders" :-) Manu