On 01/24/2011 11:19 AM, Don Clugston wrote:
My general experiences with linux apps ported to Windows is that they suck > because: > > 1. the main devs won't touch windows, so the ports are done by someone else > who doesn't really understand the code > 2. the app tends to have weird and wacky problems with / and \ in paths > 3. running the app requires a boatload of other linux utilities that are > also half-assed ports to windows > 4. the app has a schizophrenic relationship with LF vs CRLF line endings > (git has this problem) > 5. the windows port tends to lag by multiple versions > 6. the windows port randomly crashes and nobody cares (I'm looking at you, > LaTeX) > 7. documentation is lacking on the windows port > 8. tech support is lacking for it
That's my experience, too. And there often seems to be a denial that the support is so poor. (This is why I had advocated Mercurial over git).
From what I read in this thread, Mercurial seems /far/ easier to use. (Why was git chosen?)
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