On Fri, 22 Aug 2003 04:44:50 -0700 Duncan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri 22 Aug 2003 03:30, Manoj Joseph posted as excerpted below: > > > It doesn't make the requirements, it is not free enough (similarly to > > > freedos, which can't be compiled with free software). > > > > I am new to 'cooker'. I am not sure how things work over here... > > Does this mean that you guys won't touch it?? ;) > > Could someone tell me how decisions are made over here? > > Note that I'm just a cooker user/tester, but have been on the list for a > bit, so weigh my opinion with that perspective.. > > Yes, that's basically what it means. It can never make it into the > downloadable version, tho it could in theory make it into the > boxed/shipped/paid version (but practically, would have to do XP/2K first, > and would have to be well tested enough to be something worth being part of > the paid-for version). That means this isn't the entry point you are > looking for.
Pushing it to the several projects who publish software for Windows will be a good idea as well. Someone already posted two url's for those projects, and I believe there are several of these. These people publish software for Windows, like The Gimp, probably explore2fs or similar software, and this software would fit right in. You target Windows users, right? I guess this is a rather grey area, some people want this software in Mandrake, some don't. But in the end it's Windows software, and there's no real need to put it on the Mandrake cd's. That's just my take on it. > Perhaps try Suse, or one of the ISV/consultant firms, tho the big ones > probably aren't interested due to the fact the big jobs they generally deal > with are probably to big to run the dual boots in which this would be > useful. A local jobber computer consultant/contractor might be /quite/ > interested, however. It might even land you a job with one. <shrug> > > Meanwhile, maintaining it in decent view on sourceforge likely remains the > best way to grow interest and users. -- Marcel Pol
