jbn@glacier.STANFORD.EDU (John B. Nagle) (06/21/88)
Is there a C++ for the Mac? And has someone given thought to integrating C++ with the Mac environment so that all those resources one requests from the Mac's operating system are managed through objects? John Nagle
csrdi@its63b.ed.ac.uk (Janet: rick@uk.ac.ed) (06/27/88)
In article <17504@glacier.STANFORD.EDU> jbn@glacier.STANFORD.EDU (John B. Nagle) writes: > > Is there a C++ for the Mac? I enclose a copy of a message which went out to the info-gcc mailing list a couple of months back. For all that I like the Mac, Stallman hits the nail well and truly on the head. ---- Start of forwarded text ---- > From rms%edu.mit.ai.wheaties@edu.mit.ai.prep Wed Apr 13 07:16:38 1988 > Date: Wed, 13 Apr 88 01:50:42 EDT > From: Richard Stallman <rms@edu.mit.ai.wheaties> > To: info-gcc@edu.mit.ai.prep > Subject: Apple > > Because of its lawsuit, Apple is now the primary enemy of free > software (and other kinds of software as well). I hope that instead > of porting GCC to their system you will port yourself to another > system. > > If the principle that someone can have the power to stop others from > writing a broad class of programs becomes established, no programming > project will be safe. For our own protection in the long run, we must > be willing to make sacrifices now to make Apple regret its attack. > > One way to do this is to look for one aspect of your dealings with > Apple that you can put an end to, to cut Apple's business. For > example, if you were thinking of developing software for Macintoshes, > don't start. If you have been doing so, start porting your programs > to other systems. If you are about to buy a computer, don't buy it > from Apple. > > If you do these things, you will not be alone. There is a great anger > building against Apple, and each of us who rejects Apple in some way > will encourage another to do likewise. > ---- End of forwarded text ---- -- Janet: rick@uk.ac.ed BITNET: rick%uk.ac.ed@UKACRL ARPA: rick@ed.ac.uk UUCP: rick%uk.ac.ed%ukc@mcvax "Life would be so much easier if everyone read the manual."