RE: [ANNOUNCE] Many updated RPMs 9/2/99

["Chris Jones" <chris black-sun co uk>]

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Hi

> 	Scripting is one of Unix's core features that make it powerful.

Exactly. When you reach the stage of being able to derive that kind of
power from a GUI app as well, you are looking at a seriously kick ass
system.

> it mature to where any scripting (or even compiled) language could
be used
> to script Gnome applications together.  No reason to bog down in
Rexx,
> Scheme, or (in Microsoft's case) Basic.

A good plan. M$ seemed to be getting into this with WSH (which
supports at least VBScript, JScript and maybe PerlScript), but the
thing is really badly documented and it's hardly ever mentioned.

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            S o f t w a r e

 "Linux is beating Windows" - David Cole, Microsoft Executive

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