A VM is heavy, and overkill as long as the alternative
can provide the same degree of 'just works', which I
think is the goal.
The VM also offers the benefit of a richer introduction:
any number of sample files, videos etc. all as links on the
desktop.
Right, it wouldn't offer access to host mach
On Wed, 14 Oct 2015 12:09:23 -0500
Kent Tenney wrote:
> VirtualBox is an app you download and install,
> then you download the VM.
>
> VirtualBox runs the VM, offering a desktop which acts like a real
> computer, so it's still 2 step, but easy to do and a fairly common way
> to offer configurati
Hi,
Nice to see this finally addressed. I proposed something like Portable
Apps packaging for Leo years ago and I think is the best approach for
Windows. I tried to show leo to teachers and students and the main
problem is installation permissions on windows machines. Having a
trouble install
VirtualBox is an app you download and install,
then you download the VM.
VirtualBox runs the VM, offering a desktop which acts like a real computer,
so it's still 2 step, but easy to do and a fairly common way
to offer configuration-free evaluation of software.
Docker is entirely free, not sure w
Worked wonders for Firefox and Chrome, but both of those already had a
significant userbase. On the other hand, the approach they take
obsoletes minor versions -- nearly every release is a new major version,
often without any super-important or super-visible new features. It
feels like inflat
One reason Leo isn't more widely known is that it isn't widely advertised.
Especially now that official versions appear only every 6 to 12 months.
The easiest advertising, and perhaps the most effective, are release
announcements. If I released a new version of Leo every month that would
subs
I had an enjoyable conversation with Kent Tenney yesterday on this topic.
Here are some notes, with some additional thoughts.
tl;dr: Only one-step solutions would seem to be a real improvements.
Possibilities include pip install and executable files that create VM's.
I welcome any comments.
Hi,
PyQt4 and PyQt5 packages for python 3.5 aren't released yet but should be
available soon.
Regards
Lewis
On Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at 9:13:48 PM UTC+11, Dave Venus wrote:
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>
> Could not get 64 bit combos working. Or python 3.5.
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