[fpc-pascal].NET opinions?

[Peter H.M. Brooks]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Marco van de Voort" <marcov at stack.nl>
To: <fpc-pascal at deadlock.et.tudelft.nl>
Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 7:17 PM
Subject: Re: [fpc-pascal].NET opinions?


> > Am Die, 2002-08-20 um 16.03 schrieb Marco van de Voort:
> > > I think FPC will sooner support Mac OS than .NET will support Mac OS
:-)
> >
> > > The "multi platform" possibilities of .NET still exist only on paper.
> > > There are some GPL projects in the works, but one still has to wait if
they
> > > provide enough compability.
> >
> > Well, I think you're right. For a realy wide range of platforms a java
> > backend would be the best choice ;-)
>
> I think a Java backend would lay even worse limitations on the language
than
> .NET.
>
Why should either back end add limitations?

It have heard it said that .NET is a comspiracy between Intel and M$ to kill
java and sell powerful chips in the future as necessary to support it. If
there is even a hint of truth to this I would suggest that fpc leaves it
entirely alone!

Surely there will be an M$dros API to the .NET stuff that will be callable
like any other unit? Isn't that enough if you really have to use it?

If the big attraction is to have it working on a MAC, then surely it makes
more sense to port fpc to a MAC?

Peter