[REBOL] Re: Portability - song of the past?
From: carl:cybercraft at: 20-Jul-2002 12:20
On 20-Jul-02, [ammon--rcslv--com] wrote:
> <<
> So, what's it cost to have RT port REBOL or View to a platform?
> Maybe users without could have a whip-round.
>>>
> RT alone knows that answer, and it is likely to vary with the
> platform all that I know is it isn't going to be cheap!
So, have we reached the stage where the OS providers have to pay to
have REBOL ported to their OS? And if so, will they also have to
continue to pay for updates to appear for their OS?
> I don't get
> the rest of your statement/question, users without what?
Without a version of Core or View on their platform.
> And exactly what do you mean by whip-around?
>From Merriam-Webster 0nLine at: http://www.m-w.com/home.htm
---8<---
Pronunciation: 'hwip-"raund, 'wip-
Function: noun
Date: 1887
chiefly British : a collection of money made usually for a benevolent
purpose [had a whip-round to help the couple pay for a Paris
honeymoon -- The People]
---8<---
I know - getting a bit colloquial there for an international forum. (:
--
Carl Read
