[REBOL] Re: REBOL versions
From: sunandadh:aol at: 5-Dec-2002 17:54
Hi Frantisek,
Welcome to Rebol -- Let me attempt your first three questions.
> Am I right in my assumption that REBOL/View is exactly the
> same thing as REBOL/Core with some GUI stuff added?
Basically yes. Any script written for /Core should work on /View. There are
minor incompatibilities (as there always is in evolving software) but not
much.
> Can I develop my
> application under REBOL/View on Win98 and then run it as CGI under
> REBOL/Core on Linux?
In theory yes.
In practice several people have had trouble using /View as a CGI processor.
If you develop on Win98 /Core you should have no problems running that on a
Linux /Core -- and vice versa.
> From my understanding, REBOL/View does not support sound. Why does it
> contain the "sound" object then?
View/Pro includes sound. But you pay for that. It is the same distribtion as
the free /View but with a licence key to unlock extra goodies. Try:
open: sound://
in /View and you'll get the message:
> Feature not available in this REBOL
Pay money. Get key. Lose the message.
Free sound is a regular request for /View. There have been some suggestions
on this list recently the Rebol Tech might be thinking about it.
hth
Sunanda
