[E-Lang] Re: E questions

[Ken Kahn]

MarkM wrote:
>
> In addition to MarcS' response, I'll add that you should urge them to open
> source their language.  It's hard to think of a non-open successful
language
> besides Java.  And during the crucial early adoption phase Sun was
> vigorously claiming that Java would be open.
>
Visual Basic has literally millions of programmers. There are probably
plenty of others: PL/I, Postscript, Zeta Lisp,  Qunitus and Sicstus Prolog,
Cobol, Smalltalk, Eiffel, and probably lots more that spread while being
non-open. And maybe someday even ToonTalk ;-)

Maybe they should open source their language but it is hard to make that
argument based upon history.

Best,

-ken