Ryo Furue wrote:
> Some open source software like GNU emacs runs on most Unixes.
> I bet a LOT of resources went into it.
Some? Some!? slrn, apache, mysql, screen, joe, bind, X, vim, kde,
openoffice, perl, python, php, ruby, just to name a few off the top of my
head. Some of those are written and maintained by a single person. Earlier
you wrote...
> The example I gave in my last message about the Intel compilear is a piece
> of evidence which supports my opinion.
The above examples refute it. I find it hard to believe that individuals
can find a way to maintain support for many different flavors of unix *IN
THEIR SPARE TIME* yet commercial interests are inexplicably unable to do so
when they are paying people for just that kind of support.
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