From: Mike M. <mel...@pc...> - 2003-12-06 19:42:46
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On Sat, 6 Dec 2003, Graham Brooks wrote: > I have been reading through the archives but can't find the answer to > this, can someone help. I'm not sure if you have looked hard enough...this gets argued about often (usually in other threads, though). > I apologize if I am stumbling into a religious issue. Yes, you are stumbling into a religious issue. > Just out of interest, why was C chosen for xine and not C++? I don't feel like getting into it here, so I will simply refer you to the Linux Kernel Mailing List FAQ where they address the same issue: Why don't we rewrite the Linux kernel in C++? http://www.tux.org/lkml/#s15-3 Many of the same arguments apply to xine. -- -Mike Melanson |