Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1998 15:17:00 -0400 From: "Jeays, Mike" <JEAYS@statcan.ca> To: Jeffrey Kukkola <jeffk@telepool.com>, Open Systems Networking <opsys@mail.webspan.net> Cc: Freebsd-Advocacy <freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Promoting FreeBSD. Message-ID: <199804171811.OAA08056@smtpsha.statcan.ca>
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For writing GUI applications within FreeBSD, I find the TCL/TK environment
preferable. Development seems a good bit faster, and small applications
start much more quickly - the Java VM seems to take forever to load, and
this is quite a nuisance with apps that are used frequently.
TCL/TK is already available as a package, and can be set up as part of a
base system more easily than Java, as it is at present, anyway.
No, I don't want to start a flame war!
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From: Open Systems Networking
To: Jeffrey Kukkola
Cc: Freebsd-Advocacy
Subject: RE: Promoting FreeBSD.
Date: Friday, April 17, 1998 1:12PM
On Fri, 17 Apr 1998, Jeffrey Kukkola wrote:
> How about a set of Java apps to help with this? They would provide a GUI
> interface if someone needed it, and yet wouldn't hog resources if not
> running. I am a fairly new user to FreeBSD and Unix but am sold on
FreeBSD.
> I am currently writing a Java app on WindowsNT, but I wouldn't mind
> exploring writing some stuff for FreeBSD in a month or two from now. I
would
> need some input and testing from more experienced users. If anyone is
> interested, send me an email.
I think java is a great way to go if your going to do GUI's.
The less bloat the better. I don't want to se FreeBSD start down the road
towards windows(tm) land. ICK!
Chris
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