August PLUG topic: Kylix

[David P. Schwartz]

bradb59 wrote:

> Borland also  put out a free (as in beer) copy.  Slashdot has the complete
> posting.  I don't know how the compares to the free 60-day demo though...
>
> For those of you who have used it, how does Kdevelop compare to kylix?  Of
> course kdevelop is free (as in speech) and the newer versions look pretty
> robust.  Any thoughts on this?
> -Brad

I often wonder about the propensity of folks who love to discount (as in kmart) tools that many of us find to be quite productive (as in
more $$ per hr worked).  Last time I checked, there aren't too many people offering free (as in speech) rent or no-cost (as in rain
water) mortgages.  I have yet to get the mortgage people to let me skip a payment by merely speaking to them on the phone.  I guess they
figure my speech REALLY IS free.  Nope, they want my money, darnit.

If you don't net out more than $10/hr for your programming time, then Delphi and Kylix are probably too expensive (as in cavier) for
your tastes.  Stick to the free (as in speech) stuff.

With all that free (as in speech) code (and coding time) these folks give away, how DO they pay for rent and groceries, anyway?