[softwarelist] Re: OP on Linux (revisited)

On 27 Jun, Paul Vigay  wrote in message
  <4fb5e19fa6lists-nospam@xxxxxxxxx>:

> In a dim and distant universe <gemini.k33dbp00zy1uw02ec.ray@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
>    Ray Dawson <ray@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> enlightened us thusly:

[Personal Accountz is written in Java]

> > The point about running in Java is that it is portable between OSs
> > capable of running recent Java - which of course excludes RISC OS.
> 
> Yes, but you're missing another major fundamental point. With Java you
> end up with everything within a walled garden and the user interface is
> horrible.

Huh?  Have you ever /seen/ a copy of Personal Accountz, Paul?

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