Re: A universal Operating System API - why don't we have it?

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]



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


[Index of Archives]     [Linux Wireless]     [Linux Kernel]     [ATH6KL]     [Linux Bluetooth]     [Linux Netdev]     [Kernel Newbies]     [Share Photos]     [IDE]     [Security]     [Git]     [Netfilter]     [Bugtraq]     [Yosemite News]     [MIPS Linux]     [ARM Linux]     [Linux Security]     [Linux RAID]     [Linux ATA RAID]     [Samba]     [Device Mapper]
  Powered by Linux