I know this has been discused before, but this pulls a lot of strands together:Thinking about software licensing for a small ISV and the issue of open source
I work for a big company, but aspire to work/own a small one.
As always, applying this thinking internally to a BigCo is also worth some thought.
Classpaths are a pain - not sure I would argue Python is better just becouse of that !
Keith Devens .com - Weblog: Why Python is better than Java - April 26, 2004
There are other reasons. Buth then python has its import statement.....
imports were always the thing I got wrong when I was learning Python - also when I go back to Python after a break!
Victor Ng's Weblog: python's import is broken
Given how nice most of Python is in terms of ease of use, this sticks out like a sore thumb
I have to say I have not seen this sight: You don't see that every day. Even though I live 12 minutes walk from that very spot !
Maybe there are enough folks for a Winchester Mini-blogcon ?
This makes somber reading:Miguel de Icaza
I think that Miguel is correct that the combinations of technlogies, with dominant position, distribution etc. are what makes this dangerous.
I think it is all too easy to be over impressed by these strategies however. Linux and the ilk have been successful by doing the basics well. The big strategies often don't deliver the benefits that are touted.
I think this is an advance on a notion that Tim O'Reily espoused about the Linux killer apps:Three Species of Operating Systems
Rather the current OS is just part of a much larger OS.
Ben Hyde provides this analysis:Ascription is an anathema to any enthusiasm: Optimistic Concurrency
Here is a good quote:
I've convinced myself that open systems and optomistic[sic] concurrency are very similar ideas. Open systems make a choice to be optomistic[sic] about the coordination problem. They assume that the system will rarely suffer from rivalry or conflict. Open systems presume that when it does arise, the conflict can be resolved after the fact
I think this is true. I also believe comments about an open systems reaction to a problem ( making it less open) is also true ; I think the reactions of governments (esp. US and UK) to introduce new legislation at the expense of democratic principles is an example.
Ditch smalltalk already, ok? had a disconcerting tone to it, and the comments are a bit tetchy.
It is almost certainly true that J2ME has more market share than Mobile Smalltalk. Does it have momentum ? Does Smalltalk have a sustainable and marketable advantage ? Is Sun's financial health a factor?
Only time will tell, but let us not be too complacent 'cos we are out in front .....allegedly
Open-Source Developers Form Group To Push Zope in the UK
I enjoyed setting up a Zope site; the Squishdot tool was great, for instance.
There was some churn around templates at that time, I seem to recall, and adding Python code seemed to be a lot more difficult. In other words, I hit a bit of a wall and stopped.
Time to take another look ?
Added a Creative Commons license tag!
Also a BlogRoll - thanks to BlogRolling
And thanks to
Suw
for this one.
We were thinking of a new MPV; this could be it !
"I have recently begun learning and coding in Python. This is a wonderful language with a lot of killer features. It's object oriented from the ground up, easily extendable, massively usable and runs fast. The Python tag line is "Batteries Included", which is very true. Coming from a pretty broad background, which includes languages such as Perl, C, Java, PHP, ASP, Visual Basic, Cold Fusion, Tcl and Objective C, I am flat out amazed by what this language is capable of doing."
Wish I could use it at work !
WebMink: my heart certainly goes out to Simon and his family. He accurately describes the kinds of fears that go through parents' minds.
It occured to me that I was glad that my chidren were a biy older, so that cot death was no longer an issue. But then Simon's relation was beyond that age, and only yesterday I found myself checking on our 15 year-old son after he returned from a party: was he really that tired or... ( He was that tired !)
I realise the truth of what my mother said a few years ago: " I worry about my grandchildren - actually I still worry about you as well". So we will never be totally free of this worry - and that is a good thing. We must make the most of life - we are certainly luckier than other ages, and other parts of the world today, where long life is a luxury.
Don't think this is April Fools
Good to see a new issue. Even more intersting to read the interviews with Steffan O'Sullivan and Ann Dupuis. Fudge going OGL is certainly intersting, and Ann seems to be very enthusiastic about it, whereas Steffan appeared to be focussed elsewhere.
Just hope the Deryni Fudge rules come out soon!
Now this looks interesting:Resilient: Making Embedded Systems Serviceable at Smalltalk Solutions 2004.
A group of people with a deep Java background have rejected a JVM for the embedded market, and instead gone with a Smalltalk based one. There are some charts on the web, but no detailed rationale. Will keep an eye on this one.
Interesting topic for debate Do we want choices? over at the Smalltalk Tidbits blog.
Having recently taken a look at Cincom Smalltalk, I was definitely left rather overwhelmed by what seemed to be a lot of overlapping concepts. I think there are several different cases:
I can't find the reference now, but I am pretty sure that the Cincom Smalltalk documentation warns folks away from one concept - could be an idication that it is in the 1st category.
Documentation such as turorials can help with the 2nd and 3rd categories, but obviously tool support is invaluable; many tools have a normal and advanced set of menus, though this can be rather unsophisticated.
Another day, another gadget.
Got the Ink Link working, both with PC and iPAQ. Great for capturing sketches, doodles, written notes etc. With the iPAQ it is also meant to recognise handwriting - will try that later.
It is also meant to change ink color, on the screen, not the paper. But doesn't do that for me yet.
I can think of all sorts of useful things that Seiko could add to this, but I got this as an end-of-line, bargain. Will this live on ?
I am still in love with my new gadget - the iPAQ 5550.
Still finding plenty of good softare:
In our neighbourhood has very weak TV reception, and some of the channels require a wideband aerial for digital tv. A couple of weeks ago, I phoned around for a new aerial and was aghast at the prices.
Well, doing nothing turned out to be the right thing to do - the local transmitter is now broadcasting in the frequncy band for our aerial.
So, somethings do come to he who waits!!
I have to say I found getting the VW environment to work on my iPAQ 5550 very cool. It is not a usable development environment, at least on my resolution, but it is just mind blowing that it runs at all!
I assume this is meant to be a platform for applications, rather than app. development, at least for now.
Very cool!
The weather was a lovely spring day; I was able to work at home, so whilst I couldn't fully enjoy it, at least I could wander round the garden when todays deadline for administrivia threatened to overwhelm me. Able to watch my wife weeding the flower bed.
Broadband will be installed next week, so that will spur me to get Wi-Fi going too. Surfing the web on the patio is getting closer.
Took #2 son swimming - after a slow start he is coming along well..
