Message-Id: <3.0.1.16.19990413083621.1c37b56a@shadow.net> X-Sender: ralphgpr AT shadow DOT net X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.1 (16) Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 08:36:21 To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com From: Ralph Proctor Subject: Re: DJGPP: the future is... ? Cc: salvador AT inti DOT gov DOT ar In-Reply-To: References: <006001be8319$d6ee11e0$af52989e AT default> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com X-Mailing-List: djgpp AT delorie DOT com X-Unsubscribes-To: listserv AT delorie DOT com Precedence: bulk Hello, SET: At 11:19 AM 4/12/99 +0000, you wrote: [you were discussing problems with installing Linux and then ended with the following:] >I agree. But a smooth installation process is also another important point, >but I don't see it too much related to the djgpp's future. > >SET Maybe so, but it seems to me that anybody who is either deeply into DJGPP or is just beginning would want to at least take a look at what Linux provides as an alternative to Microsoft Windows and Microsoft's upcoming replacements. I don't see this AFFECTING the future of DJGPP, as such, but it could COMPLEMENT its future. When we are in our DOS/DJGPP boot-up and we hit bash [Enter] even then we are in an environment that is Unix-like. And Linux is Unix-like. Ralph