* Zero3 <zero3 at zerosplayground.dk> [2008-12-11 19:18:30]:

> > Disadvantages:
> > - Have to do some work on emu.

That alone is a good reason why *not* to do it. I don't see why
installers should be auto-built nor built from emu for that matter.

> > - Very few of the developers run Windows, or are familiar with AHK, so if 
> > we 
> > DO need to change this, it will be a little problematic.
> >   
> I will be away February-May for military service. I do get free time 
> (that's what they say at least :P), but I don't know how much time I 
> will have to do Freenet stuff during those periods.


Needless to say that an unmaintained installer is useless. We had many
different ones in the past... see what they became.

> I'd argue that most 
> coders can figure out how AHK works quite easily though. There are a 
> bunch of examples on the AHK site (e.g. 
> http://www.autohotkey.com/docs/scripts/VolumeOSD.htm) if anyone is 
> interested.
> 

We all have soooo much free time on our hands that we would eager learn
that new, windows-only technology. Oh, and that's also why we do have a
native windows installer since before 0.7 started too btw.
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