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To: terry@cs.weber.edu (Terry Lambert)
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Subject: Re: TCL vs... 
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From: "Amancio Hasty Jr." <hasty@rah.star-gate.com>
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>>> Terry Lambert said:
 > >  > What solutions does it provide that aren't already addressed by existin
     g
 > >  > languages? What's its killer app?
 > > 
 > > Better yet do we have any developers which can write killer apps :)
 > > 
 > > You are right we have plenty of languages so where are the apps ?
 > 
 > Bad place to ask.  The people on this list have been seduced by the
 > system side of the programming (dark side of the force?) and don't
 > want to do application programming.  8-(.
 > 
 > You're unlikely to see a free clone of "Microsoft Office" in the near
 > future... anyone who developed one would most likely sell it.
 > 
 > 

The "FreeBSD killer app" syndrome smells like technology for the 
sake of technology.


Amancio