Question

What is platform agnosticism ?

Answer

That's my own idea that I discovered.   I have definite leanings in certain areas as to what I want an operating system to do and what I want in it.   It's a highly personal thing for anyone,  some need MP3's and others need a good spreadsheet while others need a combo which includes games.   I'm a gamer and I admit it:   -).   Back to my idea.   Platform Agnosticism is the idea that you use the right operating system for the job but also have the ability to do what you need to on any platform you choose.   Simply put,  try to use cross platform tools or file formats.   Some formats that can be used included Rich Text Format,  Excel's format for spreadsheets (a lot of tools on variety OS's including the * ix's can handle it),  HTML,  Java and more!   Tools that represent this idea are Moneydance (a Java application that does many Quicken functions but can be used under any platform that runs Java),  Star Office (which has a Windows /Solaris /Linux version and they all work virtually the same),  and Netscape 4.   x,  6.   x (which has versions for everything out there).