He's baaaack (or maybe he really never left)
There is so much to read these days about what people say about things, including what Gosling has to say about X Windows. It's all boring.
The world didn't adopt NeWS. So What?
The world hasn't embraced Java as the one true way to write applications in the era of the Internet. So What?
Gosling would have better spent his time improving X, a la Keith Packard's style. Then he would have spent his time making a difference. He could have uninvented the PC, as the Chinese are now doing. He could have been known for his successes instead of being known for his failures. He could have been quoted as saying how excited he was about where he was helping to take us instead of being quoted as saying how fucking stupid everything is because it wasn't done as well as he would have done it with hindsight if he had actually made an effort.
Gene Mosher
ViewTouch Inc.
Old hands here will recognize the signature from the original IWE days. Glad to see he's still around, and beating on the beehive as usual!
