Re: Yarn source code
From: Jerry McBride (mcbrides@erols.com)
Date: Wed, 04 Aug 1999 23:20:10 -0400
>On Tue, 3 Aug 1999, Jerry McBride wrote:
>
>> Just a small question to provoke discussion...
>>
>> Why would you want to port the yarn code to Linux?
>
>Because a good (and portable) Linux port will also allow the program to
>run natively under Solaris and FreeBSD, two other operating systems that I
>use here from time to time (and which I'd use more if I had Yarn here).
>
>> Why not to something more attune to the Internet as a whole and do it in
>> java?
>
>I'd rather see portable source which can be compiled into native binaries
>across several platforms than see a Java version which runs like crap on
>smaller machines.
>
>Besides, I wasn't aware that you could write a pure text-mode newsreader
>in Java. Am I mistaken? I'm not a fan of GUI newsareaders.
>
I'm one of the blessed... I have yet to be required to even look at the AWT.
:')
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