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From: cracauer@wavehh.hanse.de (Martin Cracauer)
Subject: Re: Dylan Lives?
Message-ID: <1995Dec21.151011.7390@wavehh.hanse.de>
Organization: BSD User Group Hamburg
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Date: Thu, 21 Dec 95 15:10:11 GMT
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Aaron Watters <Aaron.Watters@worldnet.att.net> writes:

>Given Dylan's dubious state, I quietly ask that
>some who read this group take (another) look at
>Python.  It's also under attack from the java
>hypemobile, indirectly, but it has the advantage
>that it is completely free, in source form, portable 
>and non-proprietary, and as long as Guido
>lives and has Internet access, I believe it will
>remain alive.  I'm hopeful that it will find a clear
>niche as some sort of "java-alternative specializing
>in X", but I'm not sure what X will be...

Python is nearly uncompilable. In what area do you think Python could
be useful for someone interestedt in Dylan?

Martin
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