Re: ActiveX vs (GNU Mono and DotGNU)

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Re: ActiveX vs (GNU Mono and DotGNU)
by JMoon5FTM on Thursday 05/Feb/2004, @12:29

ActiveX and .NET are very different things, so the comparison isn't all that accurate...

...however, for those who seem to think Gnome is "ahead" and don't see how amazing this announcement is, I feel the need to point out that:

1) .NET was designed to be more platform-independent. ActiveX is based on low-level MS API calls, many of which are un-documented or poorly documented. So, the ActiveX stuff is harder to implement.

2) .NET is extremely new and has very few uses in current Windows versions. ActiveX is everywhere, and every time a Linux product expands support for ActiveX, it is taking a major step in compatability, far more than any .NET project will offer.

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