On Tue, Jan 17, 2006 at 10:51:43PM -0800, Dan Kegel wrote: > > Maybe the right question to ask is not what's hindering Autodesk, > > etc. but rather what other companies are struggling in their markets and > > are desperate for any marketshare at all, and then ask what *they* need > > in order to port to Linux? > > Indeed. Developers, developers, developers, developers! Let's > find out what the little developers need, and give it to them! > The big ones will follow.
I did a bit of brainstorming on questions I would imagine little ISVs might have. What do you think? Business Issues What benefits of desktop Linux are my customers interested in? How do I measure the Linux marketshare for my industry? What are some examples of large customers looking to acquire commercial software on Linux? My application will not be available as Open Source. Can I still expect there to be enough customers for a Linux port of it? I am considering Open Sourcing the Linux version of my application. What issues should I be aware of? I need to estimate the effort needed to do a Linux port. What information is available to help me do this? Technical Issues What sorts of technical issues should I be aware of when porting my application to Linux? How do I decide which desktop environment and widget set to use for the Linux port of my company's application? What approaches are other ISVs using to distribute their software? How can I make one package that runs on all versions of Linux? How do I make my application fit in seamlessly with others the user will have installed on their desktop? Bryce
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