Re: [gtk-list] Re: java language bindings for gtk+

[Jacob Christen <jchrist1 erols com>]

bratsche@dfw.net wrote:

> I would imagine the advantage of having non-cross-platform bindings for
> GTK+ and GNOME in Java would simply be having the option to use Java, for
> those who prefer it over C++ or C, and to be able to write more
> sophisticated things using more specific features of GNOME. With the new
> egcs developments in a frontend to develop native code from Java sources,
> this actually would be a pretty cool thing. Some people really like Java a
> lot, as a language, but have never had as much use for the cross-platform
> features of it.

yeah, notably Microsoft...in light of the very nature of GTK, GNOME, and all other open
source projects that rely heavily on standards doesn't this attitude set off some rather
glaring red dome lights and piercing whistles?

why does orbit choose to implement an industry standard instead of creating yet another?

hmm...I'm gona cut off this rant before it starts.