Date: 05 Nov 2001 13:06:35 -0800 From: swear@blarg.net (Gary W. Swearingen) To: "Anthony Atkielski" <anthony@atkielski.com> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Java on FreeBSD) Message-ID: <t57kt59bc4.kt5@localhost.localdomain> In-Reply-To: <010801c16607$8af99060$0a00000a@atkielski.com> References: <20011105141028.75556.qmail@web10402.mail.yahoo.com> <010801c16607$8af99060$0a00000a@atkielski.com>
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"Anthony Atkielski" <anthony@atkielski.com> writes: > No. I'm saying that you should use the appropriate tool for the job. I don't > believe in developing religious attachments to software. ... > ... This is why I will not buy any > application written in Java; why should _I_ pay to save the _developer's_ time > and money? Looks like you've developed a religious detachment in this case. Saving developer's time and money gets you a product sooner, or more featureful, or cheaper, or some combination of those. Do you use only applications coded in assembly language? There's a spectrum there, and if you put aside your religious feelings, you'll find that Java is a great fit for many common requirements, if not for word processors or web browsers or whatever has disappointed you. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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