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

[Angel Velásquez]

On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 7:52 AM, Laurie Clark-Michalek
<bluepeppers at archlinux.us> wrote:
>>> 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
>

Say whaaat? Java? Girl, don't take it bad, but .. NO, or you want a
bloated and crappy OS?.

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