From owner-freebsd-current Tue Aug 6 19:24:37 1996 Return-Path: owner-current Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id TAA23467 for current-outgoing; Tue, 6 Aug 1996 19:24:37 -0700 (PDT) Received: from genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au [129.127.96.120]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id TAA23462; Tue, 6 Aug 1996 19:24:31 -0700 (PDT) Received: from msmith@localhost by genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (8.6.12/8.6.9) id MAA19277; Wed, 7 Aug 1996 12:07:10 +0930 From: Michael Smith Message-Id: <199608070237.MAA19277@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Subject: Re: Linux Willows? To: grog@freefall.freebsd.org (Greg Lehey) Date: Wed, 7 Aug 1996 12:07:09 +0930 (CST) Cc: msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au, current@freefall.freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <199608070158.SAA22243@freefall.freebsd.org> from "Greg Lehey" at Aug 6, 96 06:58:52 pm MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-current@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Greg Lehey stands accused of saying: > > > > There isn't one. _Please_ also note that the TWIN XPDK is _NOT_ a > > windows emulator. It is a cross-development platform for porting > > Windows applications to Unices. > > Well, part of it emulates Windoze, specifically the xwin program. Correct. You'll note that it's a development tool though, not a Windows emulator. > Willows are trying to position twin as a cross-development platform, > but I see it as being equally important as a Windoze emulator. Recent > mail on the mailing list suggests that they're gradually realizing > that too. Err, I'm on that list too; last I heard on the topic was Rod agreeing vehemently with me that trying to be a Windows emulator was pointless, and enumerating just exactly why from his point of view. > Greg -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[