The short answer is yes; there are any number of ways (HTML app, ActivePython .NET port, WSL, GTK for Windows, etc.) to port Sugar to Windows.
Each has its own strengths and weaknesses. The big question is if any of them are worth it. On Sun, Apr 2, 2017 at 1:40 AM, Yatin Maan <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey, > I understand that this is an April fool's joke but with introduction on > "Windows subsystem for Linux (WSL)"[1] I was wondering whether we might be > able to directly run sugar on Windows 10. > > Someone here [2] even managed to get Unity and Xfce on WSL so I think it > might actually be possible to run Sugar. > > [1] - https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/wsl/2016/07/08/bash-on- > ubuntu-on-windows-10-anniversary-update/ > > [2] - https://github.com/microsoft/bashonwindows/issues/637 > > Regards, > Yatin > > On Sun 2 Apr, 2017, 3:10 AM Samuel Greenfeld, <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> No; with all the thoughts of porting XOs to Fedora.next and having to >> look into ActivePython and such, I never got a chance to look into a proper >> Sugar .NET conversion. >> >> Besides with Sugarizer, we do not need a third language to maintain all >> the activities in. >> >> (It's amazing what you can do in Visual Studio within five minutes.) >> >> On Sat, Apr 1, 2017 at 5:32 PM, Samson Goddy <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Look nice, that is awesome. Did you finish it? >> >> On Apr 1, 2017 10:19 PM, "Samuel Greenfeld" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Looking around, I found the following code online: >> >> http://www.greenfeld.org/1April2017/SugarNET.png >> >> It doesn't seem to do much more than my previous port did [*], but it at >> least compiles. >> >> [*] http://www.greenfeld.org/1April2011/ >> >> >> On Sat, Apr 1, 2017 at 3:48 PM, Samson Goddy <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Lolz i guess, i am the king of pranks. Happy new month guys, hope you are >> enjoying your day. >> >> Samson >> >> >> On Apr 1, 2017 5:20 PM, "Walter Bender" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I think Samson was looking at the calendar (April 1) when he posted >> this. >> >> On Apr 1, 2017 7:46 AM, "Love Mehta" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Finally all the hard work is paying off. Soon, the time will come, when >> guys from Apple will be contacting Walter Sir. Let's keep up the good work. >> >> Greetings, >> Love >> >> >> >> >> On Apr 1, 2017 8:12 PM, "Utkarsh Tiwari" <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Hi Samson, >> >> Great news! This venture will definitely help us gain more popularity and >> reach more Windows users >> >> Cheers, >> Utkarsh Tiwari >> >> On Sat, 1 Apr 2017 at 20:08 Samson Goddy <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hello all, >> >> According to [1], Microsoft wants to make a deal with Sugar Labs to >> include Sugar on their Surface devices as an educational platform for >> windows users. They contacted Walter, so he asked me to forward it to the >> community. >> >> [1]https://goo.gl/4Ka694 >> _______________________________________________ >> Sugar-devel mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel >> >> -- >> Regards, >> Utkarsh Tiwari >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Sugar-devel mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Sugar-devel mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) >> [email protected] >> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) >> [email protected] >> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Sugar-devel mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel >> >
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