From owner-freebsd-advocacy Fri Apr 17 12:04:32 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id MAA03212 for freebsd-advocacy-outgoing; Fri, 17 Apr 1998 12:04:32 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from stcgate.statcan.ca (stcgate.statcan.ca [142.206.192.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id TAA02931 for ; Fri, 17 Apr 1998 19:04:14 GMT (envelope-from JEAYS@statcan.ca) Received: (from root@localhost) by stcgate.statcan.ca (8.6.11/8.6.9) id PAA16099; Fri, 17 Apr 1998 15:06:54 -0400 Received: from stcinet.statcan.ca(142.206.128.146) by stcgate via smap (V1.3) id sma015949; Fri Apr 17 19:05:42 1998 Received: from statcan.ca by statcan.ca (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id PAA19936; Fri, 17 Apr 1998 15:04:08 -0400 Received: from smtpsha.statcan.ca by bora2.statcan.ca (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id OAA00408; Fri, 17 Apr 1998 14:31:01 -0400 Received: from smtp_gate.iusd.statcan.ca by smtpsha.statcan.ca (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id OAA08056; Fri, 17 Apr 1998 14:11:25 -0400 Message-Id: <199804171811.OAA08056@smtpsha.statcan.ca> Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1998 15:17:00 -0400 From: "Jeays, Mike" Subject: RE: Promoting FreeBSD. To: Jeffrey Kukkola , Open Systems Networking Cc: Freebsd-Advocacy X-Mailer: Worldtalk (NetConnex V4.00a)/MIME Sender: owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG 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! ---------- 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 -- "I am closed minded. It keeps the rain out." ===================================| Open Systems Networking And Consulting. FreeBSD 2.2.6 is available now! | Phone: 316-326-6800 -----------------------------------| 1402 N. Washington, Wellington, KS-67152 FreeBSD: The power to serve! | E-Mail: opsys@open-systems.net http://www.freebsd.org | Consulting-Network Engineering-Security ===================================| http://open-systems.net -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- Version: 2.6.2 mQENAzPemUsAAAEH/06iF0BU8pMtdLJrxp/lLk3vg9QJCHajsd25gYtR8X1Px1Te gWU0C4EwMh4seDIgK9bzFmjjlZOEgS9zEgia28xDgeluQjuuMyUFJ58MzRlC2ONC foYIZsFyIqdjEOCBdfhH5bmgB5/+L5bjDK6lNdqD8OAhtC4Xnc1UxAKq3oUgVD/Z d5UJXU2xm+f08WwGZIUcbGcaonRC/6Z/5o8YpLVBpcFeLtKW5WwGhEMxl9WDZ3Kb NZH6bx15WiB2Q/gZQib3ZXhe1xEgRP+p6BnvF364I/To9kMduHpJKU97PH3dU7Mv CXk2NG3rtOgLTEwLyvtBPqLnbx35E0JnZc0k5YkABRO0JU9wZW4gU3lzdGVtcyA8 b3BzeXNAb3Blbi1zeXN0ZW1zLm5ldD4= =BBjp -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message