On Monday, May 14, 2012, Brett McCoy wrote: > ... If you create Windows versions of applications originally developed on > Linux, you have to do a lot of hand holding for those users to either help > them compile stuff, or be prepared for loud complaining because the Windows > support isn't as good as the Linux support (especially for development > branches).
That's a perfect description of what we've already experienced some taste of with the Windows build. > Unfortunately, I think this gives some Windows users the impression > that the Linux developers are snobby, unhelpful and arrogant. I'm sure it does. For my part, it's some mixture of being totally ignorant of how to do anything on Windows, and totally unsympathetic to the Windows user who wants to whine about free-as-in-beer software. They're running Windows! All the best commercial stuff with years of professional development behind it is available for that platform. If they're cheap, that's not my problem. If they're broke, they should probably just switch to Linux, and their unwillingness to do that is not my problem. So maybe I am unhelpful, snobby, and arrogant. I just don't have any use for those people. I dealt with a lot of them when I was a Linux crusader, and I fart in their general direction. -- D. Michael McIntyre ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Rosegarden-devel mailing list [email protected] - use the link below to unsubscribe https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rosegarden-devel
