[arch-general] A universal Operating System API - why don't we have it?

[Emmanuel Gras]

2009/12/20 Laurie Clark-Michalek <bluepeppers at archlinux.us>

> >> You cannot write an
> >> application for windows and expect it to work on Linux.
>
> Java? The success of the language is based around the fact that almost
> every computer has the runtime installed, regardless of operating
> system. Does that not count as a global API?
>
> Laurie
>

I can't resist to quote awarenetwork (http://www.awarenetwork.org/usr/?q=11
):

"saying java is good because it runs on all platforms is like saying anal
sex is great because it works on all genders"

:-)

Manu