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Except, the runtime is based on standards that are entirely class-based because of which vendors control the runtime, and can bully their way into standards bod
by ksk 9y ago
Except, the runtime is based on standards that are entirely class-based because of which vendors control the runtime, and can bully their way into standards bodies and push their agenda.
- erikpukinskis 9y agoYes, political systems are fractal and always contain and are contained in other political systems. It's anarchism at the top and bottom, but there are many layers in between.
- ksk 9y agoI was only disputing the "truly egalitarian" part. Seems like you didn't mean it then?
- erikpukinskis 9y agoI would say there is a space in the web world which is truly egalitarian, and then surrounding that are non-egalitarian structures. The same is true in iOS development, with xCode you can put whatever you want on any phone, so if you ignore digital distribution, there is a space where iOS development tools are truly egalitarian. I could sell iPhone software to you by having someone physically attach your phone to a development machine and install my app. But for most purposes, the egalitarian web space includes a means for reasonable distribution, whereas the egalitarian iOS space doesn't so I am rounding those off to "exists" and "doesn't exist" for the purposes of discussion, because I don't really think a software platform without a legal means of distribution is a "real" platform. But sure, true egalitarianism is an impossible dream that can never exist? I agree, but I don't see how it changes the conversation.