[REBOL] Re: Licensing, components ... Re: REBOL FAQ updated
From: kemp:extelligence at: 14-Sep-2002 15:00
I've got to comment on the silliness of this issue:
Some stuff has to be coded platform-specific to take advantage of certain
features; some stuff doesn't HAVE
TO, but often does anyway, usually because of convenience, ignorance or
unwillingness to try 'odd' cross platform tools.
REBOL opens up the world (for the brave and foolish :) to the second
category - we all see that. But the first category isn't going to change -
it NEEDS OS and HW-specific features and access.
Anyone who needs specific features MUST have them available, or they won't
and can't use REBOL. Anyone who wants to be cross-platform simply WON'T use
those features - it's that simple.
If there is a proliferation of Windows-specific scripts, it's because they
are valued and needed.
One thought, though - would it not be great if the REBOL header had ENFORCED
tags in it to indicate whether a script was cross-platform or not (req.
COMMAND), and another for VIEW or not? That might ease your concerns.
Kemp
