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Quote:>>Will there ever be new version of OpenStep / Workshop OpenStep for
>Solaris?

>>Will Sun be supporting OpenStep in _any_ way in the future, or are
>they too
>>busy with Java (not that OpenStep and Java are mutually exclusive,
>but...)?

>There is and has been a version of Openstep for Solaris, Sun did the
>port in house.

I know... :)
My point was: what about the future of this Openstep port?
As I understand, there are several (severe?) bugs in the current version.
I would like to know if Sun has _any_ plans about releasing a _new_ version
of Openstep.

Maybe it would be a wise thing to keep Solaris Opensep alive, now that
Apple/NeXT are doing Rhapsody with increased Java support?

---J.T.U.

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Quote:> >>Will there ever be new version of OpenStep / Workshop OpenStep for
> >Solaris?

> >>Will Sun be supporting OpenStep in _any_ way in the future, or are
> >they too
> >>busy with Java (not that OpenStep and Java are mutually exclusive,
> >but...)?

...
I've been waiting for a FCS of OpenStep 2.0 for a long time. You would
think that Sun would at least have announced their intentions by now
as the beta finished up many months ago.

Quote:

> Maybe it would be a wise thing to keep Solaris Opensep alive, now that
> Apple/NeXT are doing Rhapsody with increased Java support?

I guess the argument for not continuing to invest in Solaris OpenStep,
even with the doings at Apple, is that "100% pure java" is the only
Win32-alternative with a chance and that there should be no
distractions from pursuing it. The "an implemenation of technical
quality already exists" argument hasn't seemed to influence those with
Java-fever up to this point. (References: RMI instead of CORBA,
JavaBeans instead of OpenDoc).

- Mike.

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Michael Maciag
Ergonomic Consulting